[vsnet-grb 463356] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 28 13:10:54 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Oct 20 04:10:54 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: 129.949d
SLEW_TIME:       15060.00 SOD {04:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19150 TJD;   302 DOY;   20/10/28
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 158
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=8421=0x20E5
SUN_POSTN:       212.92d {+14h 11m 40s}  -13.26d {-13d 15' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         67.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      360.00d {+23h 59m 59s}   -5.58d {-05d 34' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       145.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
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 14.50,-18.16 [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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