[vsnet-grb 149197] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 17 13:09:27 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 May 11 04:09:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.195d {+38d 11' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.230d
SLEW_TIME:       15000.00 SOD {04:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15698 TJD;   137 DOY;   11/05/17
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        53.61d {+03h 34m 26s}  +19.24d {+19d 14' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         94.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.89d {+15h 15m 33s}  -20.85d {-20d 50' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        83.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 148.03,2.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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