[vsnet-grb 171081] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 22 12:40:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 22 Mar 12 03:40:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.101d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.151d
SLEW_TIME:       13260.00 SOD {03:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16008 TJD;    82 DOY;   12/03/22
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK421 
TGT_NUM:         91137,   Seg_Num: 81
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         1.76d {+00h 07m 03s}   +0.76d {+00d 45' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        138.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      355.02d {+23h 40m 06s}   +2.98d {+02d 58' 50"}
MOON_DIST:       138.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 262.55,11.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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