[vsnet-grb 477930] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 17 05:31:22 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Mar 21 20:31:22 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: 343.674d
SLEW_TIME:       73920.00 SOD {20:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19289 TJD;    75 DOY;   21/03/16
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 219
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       356.77d {+23h 47m 04s}   -1.40d {-01d 24' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        142.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.52d {+02h 14m 04s}  +10.17d {+10d 10' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       114.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 13.93,-12.76 [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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