[vsnet-grb 125738] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jun 16 06:32:27 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Jun 10 21:32:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.089d {+11h 04m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 274.453d
SLEW_TIME:       77580.00 SOD {21:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15362 TJD;   166 DOY;   10/06/15
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           68.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        84.19d {+05h 36m 46s}  +23.33d {+23d 19' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         69.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      132.45d {+08h 49m 48s}  +15.22d {+15d 13' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        37.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 65.01 [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 351.87,-0.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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