[vsnet-grb 471678] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 18 16:39:34 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 18 Jan 21 07:39:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   246.144d {+16h 24m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.173d {-33d 10' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.749d
SLEW_TIME:       27600.00 SOD {07:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19232 TJD;    18 DOY;   21/01/18
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1624.5-3310 
TGT_NUM:         85653,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       300.55d {+20h 02m 11s}  -20.47d {-20d 28' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         49.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.35d {+00h 09m 25s}   -4.51d {-04d 30' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       108.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      346.11, 11.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      249.80,-11.39 [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 21.17,-18.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 8.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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