[vsnet-grb 146801] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 14 04:13:39 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Apr 11 19:13:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.189d {+38d 11' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.906d
SLEW_TIME:       69240.00 SOD {19:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15664 TJD;   103 DOY;   11/04/13
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        21.76d {+01h 27m 03s}   +9.13d {+09d 07' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        122.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.15d {+09h 36m 36s}   +9.64d {+09d 38' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        34.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
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 10.98,-5.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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