[vsnet-grb 484854] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 16 00:42:52 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 May 21 15:42:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   181.003d {+12h 04m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.203d {-63d 12' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.083d
SLEW_TIME:       56603.00 SOD {15:43:23.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19349 TJD;   135 DOY;   21/05/15
OBS_TIME:        772.00 [sec]   (=12.9 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAL pointing 
TGT_NUM:         3100953,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           101.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        52.68d {+03h 30m 44s}  +19.02d {+19d 01' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        123.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       97.82d {+06h 31m 17s}  +25.64d {+25d 38' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       109.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      297.62, -0.82 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      218.79,-54.67 [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 296.76,-0.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.72) 3.07 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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