[vsnet-grb 440435] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 28 05:52:21 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Mar 20 20:52:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.188d {+38d 11' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 326.227d
SLEW_TIME:       75180.00 SOD {20:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18935 TJD;    87 DOY;   20/03/27
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 128
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.02d {+00h 28m 06s}   +3.03d {+03d 02' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        134.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       44.16d {+02h 56m 40s}  +12.95d {+12d 57' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       105.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 22.57,-19.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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