[vsnet-grb 481044] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 13 10:51:37 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 13 Apr 21 01:51:37 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: 316.663d
SLEW_TIME:       6720.00 SOD {01:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19317 TJD;   103 DOY;   21/04/13
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 231
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        21.63d {+01h 26m 31s}   +9.08d {+09d 04' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        122.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       32.73d {+02h 10m 55s}   +9.94d {+09d 56' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       115.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 254.55,11.31 [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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