[vsnet-grb 138520] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 15 20:52:58 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Dec 10 11:52:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.211d {+38d 12' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.830d
SLEW_TIME:       42780.00 SOD {11:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15545 TJD;   349 DOY;   10/12/15
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       262.80d {+17h 31m 13s}  -23.27d {-23d 16' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        109.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.11d {+00h 44m 26s}  +10.41d {+10d 24' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       126.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [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 210.61,18.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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