[vsnet-grb 161003] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 24 06:53:48 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Oct 11 21:53:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.223d {+38d 13' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 124.740d
SLEW_TIME:       78840.00 SOD {21:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15857 TJD;   296 DOY;   11/10/23
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       208.04d {+13h 52m 11s}  -11.52d {-11d 31' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         63.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.73d {+11h 10m 56s}   -0.28d {-00d 16' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        38.46 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 79.64,7.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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