[vsnet-grb 150030] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 29 07:40:44 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 May 11 22:40:44 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: 301.326d
SLEW_TIME:       81660.00 SOD {22:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15709 TJD;   148 DOY;   11/05/28
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        65.44d {+04h 21m 46s}  +21.52d {+21d 31' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         84.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       19.32d {+01h 17m 16s}  +13.14d {+13d 08' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       120.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 204.93,19.90 [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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