[vsnet-grb 170537] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 14 16:57:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Mar 12 07:57:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.107d {+11h 04m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.185d {+38d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 343.740d
SLEW_TIME:       28680.00 SOD {07:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16000 TJD;    74 DOY;   12/03/14
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 77
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       354.62d {+23h 38m 29s}   -2.33d {-02d 19' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        143.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.36d {+16h 53m 27s}  -22.10d {-22d 06' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       101.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.89, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.48 [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 206.02,-7.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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