[vsnet-grb 470717] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 9 05:48:48 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 08 Jan 21 20:48:48 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:  88.738d
SLEW_TIME:       74940.00 SOD {20:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19222 TJD;     8 DOY;   21/01/08
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 192
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       290.36d {+19h 21m 26s}  -22.12d {-22d 07' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        129.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.68d {+15h 18m 43s}  -15.83d {-15d 49' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        80.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 54.20,20.58 [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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