[vsnet-grb 149689] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 24 13:42:46 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 May 11 04:42:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.998d
SLEW_TIME:       16980.00 SOD {04:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15705 TJD;   144 DOY;   11/05/24
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        60.63d {+04h 02m 32s}  +20.70d {+20d 41' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         88.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      326.78d {+21h 47m 08s}   -8.41d {-08d 24' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       145.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
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 124.78,15.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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