[vsnet-grb 167613] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 4 04:34:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Feb 12 19:34:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.200d {+38d 12' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  70.695d
SLEW_TIME:       70440.00 SOD {19:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15960 TJD;    34 DOY;   12/02/03
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 105
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       316.84d {+21h 07m 21s}  -16.52d {-16d 31' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        146.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       84.07d {+05h 36m 16s}  +22.31d {+22d 18' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        70.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
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 257.75,-19.00 [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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