[vsnet-grb 173771] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 25 07:08:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Apr 12 22:08:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.194d {+38d 11' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.843d
SLEW_TIME:       79740.00 SOD {22:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16041 TJD;   115 DOY;   12/04/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 123
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        32.83d {+02h 11m 19s}  +13.23d {+13d 13' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        112.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       73.01d {+04h 52m 02s}  +21.65d {+21d 39' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        79.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.88, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.21, 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 11.41,-12.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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