[vsnet-grb 161595] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 2 04:38:18 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Nov 11 19:38:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.221d {+38d 13' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.305d
SLEW_TIME:       70740.00 SOD {19:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15866 TJD;   305 DOY;   11/11/01
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       216.64d {+14h 26m 33s}  -14.50d {-14d 30' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         70.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.09d {+20h 00m 22s}  -16.94d {-16d 56' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       134.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 167.48,11.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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