[vsnet-grb 484706] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 14 13:36:27 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 May 21 04:36:27 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: 299.230d
SLEW_TIME:       16620.00 SOD {04:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19348 TJD;   134 DOY;   21/05/14
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        51.24d {+03h 24m 57s}  +18.68d {+18d 40' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         96.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.64d {+05h 14m 33s}  +23.87d {+23d 52' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        73.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 134.20,-8.87 [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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