[vsnet-grb 483070] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 29 13:30:56 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Apr 21 04:30:56 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: 307.757d
SLEW_TIME:       16260.00 SOD {04:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19333 TJD;   119 DOY;   21/04/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        36.70d {+02h 26m 49s}  +14.52d {+14d 31' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        109.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.33d {+16h 25m 19s}  -21.28d {-21d 16' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        95.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 135.66,20.40 [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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