[vsnet-grb 147600] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 25 14:36:39 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Apr 11 05:36:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.191d {+38d 11' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.686d
SLEW_TIME:       20220.00 SOD {05:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15676 TJD;   115 DOY;   11/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:        32.41d {+02h 09m 38s}  +13.08d {+13d 04' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        113.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.55d {+20h 30m 13s}  -15.51d {-15d 30' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       139.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 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 166.80,-17.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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