[vsnet-grb 484780] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 15 07:33:52 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 May 21 22:33:52 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: 300.185d
SLEW_TIME:       81240.00 SOD {22:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19348 TJD;   134 DOY;   21/05/14
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 240
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        51.97d {+03h 27m 54s}  +18.85d {+18d 51' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         96.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.36d {+05h 53m 26s}  +25.08d {+25d 04' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        65.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 253.51,-16.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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