[vsnet-grb 480627] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 9 08:01:50 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Apr 21 23:01:50 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: 320.144d
SLEW_TIME:       82920.00 SOD {23:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19312 TJD;    98 DOY;   21/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31630,   Seg_Num: 229
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        17.84d {+01h 11m 22s}   +7.56d {+07d 33' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        125.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      347.00d {+23h 07m 59s}  -11.11d {-11d 06' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       153.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
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 350.13,17.53 [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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