[vsnet-grb 467605] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 11 15:26:19 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 Dec 20 06:26:19 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: 107.144d
SLEW_TIME:       23220.00 SOD {06:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19194 TJD;   346 DOY;   20/12/11
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95399,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       258.77d {+17h 15m 05s}  -23.03d {-23d 02' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        105.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.94d {+14h 07m 47s}   -8.91d {-08d 54' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        63.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 7.37,-14.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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