[vsnet-grb 407726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 25 07:00:43 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 May 19 22:00:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.053d {+11h 04m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.965d
SLEW_TIME:       79260.00 SOD {22:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18627 TJD;   144 DOY;   19/05/24
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        61.43d {+04h 05m 43s}  +20.84d {+20d 50' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         88.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      317.23d {+21h 08m 56s}  -18.79d {-18d 47' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       148.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.90, 64.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.17, 29.47 [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 355.53,-8.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 4.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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