[vsnet-grb 467496] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 10 12:12:37 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 10 Dec 20 03:12:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 107.682d
SLEW_TIME:       11580.00 SOD {03:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19193 TJD;   345 DOY;   20/12/10
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 176
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       257.52d {+17h 10m 06s}  -22.94d {-22d 56' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        104.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      196.81d {+13h 07m 14s}   -2.09d {-02d 05' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        49.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.50 [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 17.07,-20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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