[vsnet-grb 484495] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 12 13:56:35 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 May 21 04:56:35 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: 301.153d
SLEW_TIME:       17820.00 SOD {04:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19346 TJD;   132 DOY;   21/05/12
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        49.28d {+03h 17m 08s}  +18.19d {+18d 11' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         98.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       54.13d {+03h 36m 31s}  +18.02d {+18d 01' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        95.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 135.30,-4.83 [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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