[vsnet-grb 482417] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 24 09:57:27 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Apr 21 00:57:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   254.342d {+16h 57m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +42.549d {+42d 32' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  35.913d
SLEW_TIME:       3480.00 SOD {00:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19328 TJD;   114 DOY;   21/04/24
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB210420B 
TGT_NUM:         1044382,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        31.83d {+02h 07m 20s}  +12.88d {+12d 52' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        112.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.72d {+11h 34m 53s}   +8.23d {+08d 13' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        77.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       67.22, 38.42 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      242.49, 64.50 [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 22.18,-17.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.34) 5.62 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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