[vsnet-grb 168050] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 10 19:41:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Feb 12 10:41:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.127d {+11h 04m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  31.203d
SLEW_TIME:       38520.00 SOD {10:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15967 TJD;    41 DOY;   12/02/10
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 106
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       323.48d {+21h 33m 55s}  -14.47d {-14d 27' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        148.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.87d {+11h 31m 28s}   -2.29d {-02d 17' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        40.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.49 [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 211.78,16.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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