[vsnet-grb 160560] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 18 06:27:50 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Oct 11 21:27:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.134d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.224d {+38d 13' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 128.221d
SLEW_TIME:       77280.00 SOD {21:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15851 TJD;   290 DOY;   11/10/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       202.37d {+13h 29m 28s}   -9.37d {-09d 22' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         58.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       87.69d {+05h 50m 45s}  +22.25d {+22d 15' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        67.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.79, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [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 100.70,-4.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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