[vsnet-grb 145848] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 31 15:34:46 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Mar 11 06:34:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.103d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.186d {+38d 11' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 333.401d
SLEW_TIME:       23700.00 SOD {06:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15651 TJD;    90 DOY;   11/03/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 103
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         9.38d {+00h 37m 31s}   +4.04d {+04d 02' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        132.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      333.99d {+22h 15m 58s}   -5.84d {-05d 50' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       145.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 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 152.30,13.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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