[vsnet-grb 483616] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 4 14:51:42 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 04 May 21 05:51:42 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: 304.633d
SLEW_TIME:       21120.00 SOD {05:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19338 TJD;   124 DOY;   21/05/04
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        41.54d {+02h 46m 10s}  +16.04d {+16d 02' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        105.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.08d {+21h 32m 20s}  -19.71d {-19d 42' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       152.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 136.72,12.54 [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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