[vsnet-grb 149552] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 22 13:32:40 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 22 May 11 04:32:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.009d
SLEW_TIME:       16380.00 SOD {04:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15703 TJD;   142 DOY;   11/05/22
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.61d {+03h 54m 28s}  +20.31d {+20d 18' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         90.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.66d {+20h 10m 38s}  -16.78d {-16d 46' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       136.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
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 128.97,11.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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