[vsnet-grb 149828] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 26 13:51:26 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 May 11 04:51:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.358d
SLEW_TIME:       17520.00 SOD {04:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15707 TJD;   146 DOY;   11/05/26
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        62.66d {+04h 10m 38s}  +21.06d {+21d 03' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         87.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      348.91d {+23h 15m 39s}   +0.94d {+00d 56' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       140.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 29.49 [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 115.71,17.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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