[vsnet-grb 391285] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 27 04:36:15 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Dec 18 19:36:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.144d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.216d {+38d 12' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.533d
SLEW_TIME:       70620.00 SOD {19:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18478 TJD;   360 DOY;   18/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         94151,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       275.42d {+18h 21m 42s}  -23.34d {-23d 20' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        118.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.90d {+10h 15m 36s}  +13.81d {+13d 48' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        26.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
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 75.59,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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