[vsnet-grb 160751] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 21 01:58:31 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Oct 11 16:58:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.223d {+38d 13' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.329d
SLEW_TIME:       61140.00 SOD {16:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15854 TJD;   293 DOY;   11/10/20
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       205.01d {+13h 40m 02s}  -10.39d {-10d 23' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         60.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.10d {+08h 20m 24s}  +15.47d {+15d 28' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        42.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
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 184.94,10.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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