[vsnet-grb 387582] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 21 23:48:19 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Nov 18 14:48:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.218d {+38d 13' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.481d
SLEW_TIME:       53340.00 SOD {14:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18443 TJD;   325 DOY;   18/11/21
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       237.03d {+15h 48m 06s}  -19.98d {-19d 59' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         88.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       37.63d {+02h 30m 30s}   +9.56d {+09d 33' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       112.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.79, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 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 163.57,2.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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