[vsnet-grb 478439] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 22 08:27:33 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 21 Mar 21 23:27:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.127d {+17h 16m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -38.653d {-38d 39' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.606d
SLEW_TIME:       84480.00 SOD {23:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19294 TJD;    80 DOY;   21/03/21
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGPS J1716.4-3839 
TGT_NUM:         3110912,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         1.44d {+00h 05m 45s}   +0.62d {+00d 37' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         99.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       96.13d {+06h 24m 32s}  +25.26d {+25d 15' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       160.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      348.57, -0.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.20,-15.54 [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 49.25,-7.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.96) 11.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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