[vsnet-grb 467210] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 8 12:25:53 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Dec 20 03:25:53 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: 108.745d
SLEW_TIME:       12360.00 SOD {03:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19191 TJD;   343 DOY;   20/12/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 175
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       255.34d {+17h 01m 21s}  -22.75d {-22d 45' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        103.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.11d {+11h 24m 26s}   +9.61d {+09d 36' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        28.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
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 27.11,-20.41 [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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