[vsnet-grb 122974] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 8 05:48:41 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 May 10 20:48:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.291d
SLEW_TIME:       74940.00 SOD {20:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15323 TJD;   127 DOY;   10/05/07
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        44.71d {+02h 58m 51s}  +16.96d {+16d 57' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        102.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.77d {+22h 23m 06s}   -5.81d {-05d 48' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       146.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
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 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 317.19,1.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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