[vsnet-grb 484304] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 10 13:58:38 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 10 May 21 04:58:38 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: 302.623d
SLEW_TIME:       17940.00 SOD {04:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19344 TJD;   130 DOY;   21/05/10
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        47.32d {+03h 09m 18s}  +17.68d {+17d 40' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        100.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.37d {+02h 05m 29s}   +9.28d {+09d 16' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       116.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 139.88,-1.94 [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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