[vsnet-grb 480649] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 9 12:25:50 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Apr 21 03:25:50 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: 320.135d
SLEW_TIME:       12360.00 SOD {03:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19313 TJD;    99 DOY;   21/04/09
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 421 
TGT_NUM:         95989,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        18.01d {+01h 12m 02s}   +7.63d {+07d 37' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        125.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.12d {+23h 16m 30s}  -10.21d {-10d 12' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       152.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 140.68,-20.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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