[vsnet-grb 166219] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 15 11:42:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 12 02:42:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.138d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 12' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.764d
SLEW_TIME:       9780.00 SOD {02:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15941 TJD;    15 DOY;   12/01/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       296.24d {+19h 44m 58s}  -21.25d {-21d 14' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        133.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      185.15d {+12h 20m 37s}   -7.40d {-07d 23' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        48.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 11.93,-13.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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