[vsnet-grb 123931] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 21 06:45:48 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 May 10 21:45:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.226d
SLEW_TIME:       78360.00 SOD {21:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15336 TJD;   140 DOY;   10/05/20
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 31
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        57.57d {+03h 50m 17s}  +20.10d {+20d 05' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         91.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      149.53d {+09h 58m 08s}   +8.43d {+08d 25' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        33.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 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 235.03,13.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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