[vsnet-grb 124092] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 23 10:08:44 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 May 10 01:08:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.442d
SLEW_TIME:       4140.00 SOD {01:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15339 TJD;   143 DOY;   10/05/23
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        59.72d {+03h 58m 53s}  +20.52d {+20d 31' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         89.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      177.06d {+11h 48m 15s}   -4.22d {-04d 13' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        43.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
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 178.94,16.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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