[vsnet-grb 478112] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 18 23:12:56 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Mar 21 14:12:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.906d
SLEW_TIME:       51180.00 SOD {14:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19291 TJD;    77 DOY;   21/03/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 
TGT_NUM:         3110929,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8293=0x2065
SUN_POSTN:       358.35d {+23h 53m 25s}   -0.71d {-00d 42' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        128.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.30d {+03h 33m 13s}  +17.58d {+17d 34' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       149.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.18, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.71,-26.94 [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 193.24,-14.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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