[vsnet-grb 474744] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 16 17:40:43 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Feb 21 08:40:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.559d {+00h 38m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.196d {-73d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.364d
SLEW_TIME:       31284.00 SOD {08:41:24.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19261 TJD;    47 DOY;   21/02/16
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 187
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       330.08d {+22h 00m 18s}  -12.20d {-12d 12' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         65.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.78d {+01h 23m 08s}   +4.27d {+04d 16' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        77.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.25,-63.82 [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 157.43,-14.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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