[vsnet-grb 112302] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 23 16:11:33 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Nov 09 07:11:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.217d {+38d 13' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.297d
SLEW_TIME:       25920.00 SOD {07:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15158 TJD;   327 DOY;   09/11/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 159
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       238.99d {+15h 55m 58s}  -20.38d {-20d 22' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         89.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.68d {+21h 02m 43s}  -14.83d {-14d 49' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       144.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 355.26,-7.93 [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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