[vsnet-grb 486468] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 29 14:11:08 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 May 21 05:11:08 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: 292.099d
SLEW_TIME:       18691.00 SOD {05:11:31.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19363 TJD;   149 DOY;   21/05/29
OBS_TIME:        269.00 [sec]   (=4.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 30
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        66.31d {+04h 25m 15s}  +21.65d {+21d 39' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         84.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      288.25d {+19h 12m 59s}  -25.41d {-25d 24' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       129.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
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 223.37,18.35 [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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