[vsnet-grb 123510] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 15 06:17:43 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 May 10 21:17:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.610d
SLEW_TIME:       76680.00 SOD {21:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15330 TJD;   134 DOY;   10/05/14
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        51.59d {+03h 26m 21s}  +18.76d {+18d 45' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         96.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       61.96d {+04h 07m 51s}  +24.25d {+24d 14' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        85.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 266.48,6.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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