[vsnet-grb 143143] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 23 07:55:33 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Feb 11 22:55:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.115d {+11h 04m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.184d {+38d 11' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   1.986d
SLEW_TIME:       82560.00 SOD {22:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15614 TJD;    53 DOY;   11/02/22
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 83
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       335.86d {+22h 23m 26s}  -10.05d {-10d 03' 11"}
SUN_DIST:        150.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      214.12d {+14h 16m 28s}  -18.04d {-18d 02' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        71.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 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 7.89,-12.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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