[vsnet-grb 385334] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 1 06:36:53 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Oct 18 21:36:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.224d {+38d 13' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 126.189d
SLEW_TIME:       77820.00 SOD {21:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18422 TJD;   304 DOY;   18/10/31
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         10474,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       216.04d {+14h 24m 09s}  -14.31d {-14d 18' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         70.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.82d {+08h 55m 18s}  +18.34d {+18d 20' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        34.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 99.67,-17.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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