[vsnet-grb 125378] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jun 11 07:08:43 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 10 Jun 10 22:08:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.199d {+38d 11' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 293.784d
SLEW_TIME:       79740.00 SOD {22:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15357 TJD;   161 DOY;   10/06/10
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        79.03d {+05h 16m 07s}  +23.05d {+23d 03' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         73.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       56.97d {+03h 47m 52s}  +23.60d {+23d 36' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        89.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 224.33,-7.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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