[vsnet-grb 384473] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 24 08:59:29 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Oct 18 23:59:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.140d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.223d {+38d 13' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 124.626d
SLEW_TIME:       0.00 SOD {00:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18415 TJD;   297 DOY;   18/10/24
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         10474,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       208.42d {+13h 53m 40s}  -11.66d {-11d 39' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         63.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.16d {+01h 28m 38s}   +4.01d {+04d 00' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       126.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.78, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.53 [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 83.02,-5.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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