[vsnet-grb 462571] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 21 09:05:32 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Oct 20 00:05:32 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: 134.172d
SLEW_TIME:       360.00 SOD {00:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19143 TJD;   295 DOY;   20/10/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 151
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       206.06d {+13h 44m 15s}  -10.78d {-10d 46' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         61.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      265.64d {+17h 42m 33s}  -23.66d {-23d 39' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       111.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
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 79.28,-18.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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