[vsnet-grb 367844] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 28 19:26:39 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 28 May 18 10:26:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.490d
SLEW_TIME:       37620.00 SOD {10:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18266 TJD;   148 DOY;   18/05/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        65.24d {+04h 20m 57s}  +21.49d {+21d 29' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         85.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      232.43d {+15h 29m 43s}  -13.98d {-13d 58' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        80.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.01 [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 77.57,-17.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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