[vsnet-grb 485464] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 20 20:55:55 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 May 21 11:55:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.659d {+13h 02m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.818d {-63d 49' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 225.042d
SLEW_TIME:       42960.00 SOD {11:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19354 TJD;   140 DOY;   21/05/20
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         95731,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        57.50d {+03h 50m 01s}  +20.08d {+20d 04' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        128.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.92d {+10h 47m 41s}  +13.39d {+13d 23' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        81.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.17, -0.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.66,-50.89 [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 43.35,-20.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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