[vsnet-grb 367129] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 21 08:45:50 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 20 May 18 23:45:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.087d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.531d
SLEW_TIME:       85560.00 SOD {23:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18258 TJD;   140 DOY;   18/05/20
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 239
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        57.72d {+03h 50m 53s}  +20.13d {+20d 07' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         91.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.23d {+09h 08m 54s}  +16.86d {+16d 51' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        33.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 212.70,8.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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