[vsnet-grb 434135] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 29 12:51:21 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jan 20 03:51:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.145d {+11h 04m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.203d {+38d 12' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.505d
SLEW_TIME:       13920.00 SOD {03:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18877 TJD;    29 DOY;   20/01/29
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 107
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       311.12d {+20h 44m 28s}  -18.09d {-18d 05' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        143.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      358.42d {+23h 53m 41s}   -6.25d {-06d 14' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       146.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.25, 29.51 [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 255.03,9.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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