[vsnet-grb 112137] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 21 11:09:42 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Nov 09 02:09:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.217d {+38d 13' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.055d
SLEW_TIME:       7800.00 SOD {02:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15156 TJD;   325 DOY;   09/11/21
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 158
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       236.67d {+15h 46m 40s}  -19.91d {-19d 54' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         87.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      289.21d {+19h 16m 51s}  -22.60d {-22d 36' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       129.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 67.59,-14.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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