[vsnet-grb 161767] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 9 20:54:23 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Nov 11 11:54:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.219d {+38d 13' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.845d
SLEW_TIME:       42900.00 SOD {11:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15874 TJD;   313 DOY;   11/11/09
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       224.26d {+14h 57m 02s}  -16.83d {-16d 49' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         77.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       28.68d {+01h 54m 44s}  +15.55d {+15d 32' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       113.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.79, 65.05 [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 206.26,16.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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