[vsnet-grb 388312] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 29 02:18:39 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Nov 18 17:18:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.216d {+38d 12' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.074d
SLEW_TIME:       62340.00 SOD {17:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18450 TJD;   332 DOY;   18/11/28
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       244.56d {+16h 18m 15s}  -21.38d {-21d 22' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         94.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.34d {+09h 29m 22s}  +16.72d {+16d 42' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        30.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 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 109.44,14.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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