[vsnet-grb 160116] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 12 04:47:48 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Oct 11 19:47:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.127d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.230d {+38d 13' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 148.273d
SLEW_TIME:       71280.00 SOD {19:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15845 TJD;   284 DOY;   11/10/11
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 37
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       196.74d {+13h 06m 56s}   -7.11d {-07d 06' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         53.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.41d {+00h 49m 39s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       125.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.78, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.53 [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 220.19,12.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 0.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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