[vsnet-grb 401799] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 30 09:05:50 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 30 Mar 19 00:05:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 321.819d
SLEW_TIME:       360.00 SOD {00:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18572 TJD;    89 DOY;   19/03/30
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:         8.28d {+00h 33m 07s}   +3.57d {+03d 34' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        133.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.35d {+20h 05m 25s}  -20.75d {-20d 45' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       137.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 13.17,-18.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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