[vsnet-grb 496612] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 24 06:08:39 JST 2021


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Aug 21 21:08:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.390d {-41d 23' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.183d
SLEW_TIME:       76140.00 SOD {21:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19449 TJD;   235 DOY;   21/08/23
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 
TGT_NUM:         3110929,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8293=0x2065
SUN_POSTN:       153.00d {+10h 11m 59s}  +11.13d {+11d 08' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         74.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      350.96d {+23h 23m 49s}   -9.20d {-09d 11' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       117.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [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 193.30,-18.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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