[vsnet-grb 474859] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 17 12:52:46 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Feb 21 03:52:46 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:  31.747d
SLEW_TIME:       13980.00 SOD {03:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19262 TJD;    48 DOY;   21/02/17
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 208
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       330.85d {+22h 03m 24s}  -11.92d {-11d 55' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        150.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       29.56d {+01h 58m 14s}   +8.20d {+08d 11' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       118.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 247.20,-6.81 [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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