[vsnet-grb 407488] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 23 08:19:19 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 May 19 23:19:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.086d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.952d
SLEW_TIME:       84000.00 SOD {23:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18625 TJD;   142 DOY;   19/05/22
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        59.47d {+03h 57m 52s}  +20.47d {+20d 28' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         89.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      292.31d {+19h 29m 15s}  -22.12d {-22d 07' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       131.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 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 227.74,-11.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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