[vsnet-grb 484817] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 15 16:08:25 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 May 21 07:08:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    25.726d {+01h 42m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +61.446d {+61d 26' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 131.985d
SLEW_TIME:       25740.00 SOD {07:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19349 TJD;   135 DOY;   21/05/15
OBS_TIME:        1027.00 [sec]   (=17.1 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAL pointing 
TGT_NUM:         3104252,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           101.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        52.33d {+03h 29m 19s}  +18.94d {+18d 56' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         46.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.07d {+06h 12m 17s}  +25.43d {+25d 25' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        56.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      129.04, -0.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       51.42, 46.33 [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 3.68,17.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.34) 1.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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