[vsnet-grb 436660] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 20 14:21:44 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Feb 20 05:21:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.118d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   6.857d
SLEW_TIME:       19320.00 SOD {05:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18899 TJD;    51 DOY;   20/02/20
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 116
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       333.07d {+22h 12m 17s}  -11.11d {-11d 06' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        150.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.48d {+19h 37m 54s}  -22.94d {-22d 56' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       133.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.48 [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 310.13,15.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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