[vsnet-grb 166694] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 21 12:06:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Jan 12 03:06:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  63.342d
SLEW_TIME:       11220.00 SOD {03:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15947 TJD;    21 DOY;   12/01/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 58
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       302.66d {+20h 10m 39s}  -20.05d {-20d 02' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        138.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      272.84d {+18h 11m 22s}  -21.62d {-21d 37' 20"}
MOON_DIST:       115.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
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 14.63,6.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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