[vsnet-grb 163966] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 13 02:42:41 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 Dec 11 17:42:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.213d {+38d 12' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 100.386d
SLEW_TIME:       63780.00 SOD {17:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15907 TJD;   346 DOY;   11/12/12
OBS_TIME:        1620.00 [sec]   (=27.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       259.49d {+17h 17m 58s}  -23.09d {-23d 05' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        106.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      105.91d {+07h 03m 39s}  +19.98d {+19d 58' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        54.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 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 128.70,13.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.73 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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