[vsnet-grb 147582] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 25 08:36:45 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Apr 11 23:36:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.508d
SLEW_TIME:       85020.00 SOD {23:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15675 TJD;   114 DOY;   11/04/24
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        32.17d {+02h 08m 42s}  +13.00d {+12d 59' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        113.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.49d {+20h 17m 57s}  -16.44d {-16d 26' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       137.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 355.60,-9.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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