[vsnet-grb 486366] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 28 12:35:53 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 May 21 03:35:53 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: 293.056d
SLEW_TIME:       12967.00 SOD {03:36:07.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19362 TJD;   148 DOY;   21/05/28
OBS_TIME:        653.00 [sec]   (=10.9 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        65.23d {+04h 20m 54s}  +21.48d {+21d 29' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         85.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      270.90d {+18h 03m 35s}  -25.19d {-25d 11' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       116.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 228.85,12.23 [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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