[vsnet-grb 172291] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 6 21:25:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 Apr 12 12:25:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.102d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.187d {+38d 11' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 332.711d
SLEW_TIME:       44760.00 SOD {12:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16023 TJD;    97 DOY;   12/04/06
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 112
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        15.77d {+01h 03m 04s}   +6.72d {+06d 43' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        127.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      190.49d {+12h 41m 58s}   -8.94d {-08d 56' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        52.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 69.43,20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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