[vsnet-grb 113850] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 17 13:21:14 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Dec 09 04:21:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.414d
SLEW_TIME:       15720.00 SOD {04:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15182 TJD;   351 DOY;   09/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 164
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       264.94d {+17h 39m 46s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        110.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      273.19d {+18h 12m 45s}  -24.97d {-24d 57' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       117.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 310.27,20.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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