[vsnet-grb 431080] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 29 13:04:41 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 19 04:04:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.789d
SLEW_TIME:       14700.00 SOD {04:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18846 TJD;   363 DOY;   19/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       277.76d {+18h 31m 03s}  -23.24d {-23d 14' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        120.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.20d {+21h 00m 49s}  -20.11d {-20d 06' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       147.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.52 [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 10.30,9.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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