[vsnet-grb 469715] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 30 00:24:44 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 20 15:24:44 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:  84.880d
SLEW_TIME:       55500.00 SOD {15:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19212 TJD;   364 DOY;   20/12/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mrk 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 190
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       279.12d {+18h 36m 30s}  -23.17d {-23d 10' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        121.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.89d {+06h 11m 33s}  +24.47d {+24d 27' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        62.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 133.45,1.89 [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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