[vsnet-grb 116352] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 24 15:36:59 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Jan 10 06:36:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  60.256d
SLEW_TIME:       23820.00 SOD {06:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15220 TJD;    24 DOY;   10/01/24
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 188
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       306.49d {+20h 25m 57s}  -19.22d {-19d 12' 57"}
SUN_DIST:        140.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.04d {+02h 40m 09s}  +20.66d {+20d 39' 41"}
MOON_DIST:       102.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 308.35,15.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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