[vsnet-grb 496250] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 20 19:34:40 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Aug 21 10:34:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   187.202d {+12h 28m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.729d {-29d 43' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.239d
SLEW_TIME:       38100.00 SOD {10:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19446 TJD;   232 DOY;   21/08/20
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1228.9-2943 
TGT_NUM:         87121,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       149.83d {+09h 59m 18s}  +12.29d {+12d 17' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         55.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.20d {+20h 16m 48s}  -23.94d {-23d 56' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        98.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      297.08, 32.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      199.03,-24.31 [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 57.11,-19.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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