[vsnet-grb 138664] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 17 20:53:34 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Dec 10 11:53:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.212d {+38d 12' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.382d
SLEW_TIME:       42840.00 SOD {11:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15547 TJD;   351 DOY;   10/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 52
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       265.02d {+17h 40m 05s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        110.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       34.99d {+02h 19m 57s}  +18.51d {+18d 30' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       107.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 170.16,13.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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