[vsnet-grb 471029] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 12 12:05:37 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Jan 21 03:05:37 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:  85.225d
SLEW_TIME:       11160.00 SOD {03:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19226 TJD;    12 DOY;   21/01/12
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 194
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       293.90d {+19h 35m 36s}  -21.62d {-21d 37' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        132.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.98d {+18h 35m 56s}  -24.93d {-24d 56' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       122.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 5.34,7.46 [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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