[vsnet-grb 118298] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 18 09:28:20 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Feb 10 00:28:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.132d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.192d {+38d 11' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  48.632d
SLEW_TIME:       1740.00 SOD {00:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15245 TJD;    49 DOY;   10/02/18
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 208
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       331.36d {+22h 05m 26s}  -11.74d {-11d 44' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        150.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        9.17d {+00h 36m 40s}   +9.55d {+09d 33' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       127.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.86, 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 278.88,17.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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