[vsnet-grb 484915] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 16 14:59:37 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 May 21 05:59:37 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: 298.276d
SLEW_TIME:       21600.00 SOD {06:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19350 TJD;   136 DOY;   21/05/16
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 28
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        53.27d {+03h 33m 05s}  +19.16d {+19d 09' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         95.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      105.79d {+07h 03m 09s}  +25.64d {+25d 38' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        52.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 130.25,-17.82 [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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