[vsnet-grb 122657] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 4 05:33:17 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 03 May 10 20:33:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.198d {+38d 11' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.660d
SLEW_TIME:       74040.00 SOD {20:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15319 TJD;   123 DOY;   10/05/03
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        40.84d {+02h 43m 22s}  +15.83d {+15d 49' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        105.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      289.23d {+19h 16m 56s}  -21.87d {-21d 52' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       128.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.49 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 349.19,0.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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