[vsnet-grb 401793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 30 07:24:14 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Mar 19 22:24:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.190d {+38d 11' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.797d
SLEW_TIME:       80700.00 SOD {22:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18571 TJD;    88 DOY;   19/03/29
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         8.21d {+00h 32m 51s}   +3.54d {+03d 32' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        133.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.47d {+20h 01m 52s}  -20.85d {-20d 50' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       137.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [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 15.74,-20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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