[vsnet-grb 386826] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 14 19:51:20 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Nov 18 10:51:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.143d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.220d {+38d 13' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.124d
SLEW_TIME:       39120.00 SOD {10:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18436 TJD;   318 DOY;   18/11/14
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       229.60d {+15h 18m 23s}  -18.27d {-18d 16' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         81.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      312.16d {+20h 48m 39s}  -18.81d {-18d 48' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       144.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.79, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [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 271.92,-0.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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