[vsnet-grb 122378] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 29 11:16:34 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Apr 10 02:16:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.195d
SLEW_TIME:       8220.00 SOD {02:17:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15315 TJD;   119 DOY;   10/04/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        36.29d {+02h 25m 10s}  +14.39d {+14d 23' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        109.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      222.47d {+14h 49m 52s}  -20.73d {-20d 43' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        79.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 214.01,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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