[vsnet-grb 174740] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 8 07:21:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 07 May 12 22:21:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.094d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.193d {+38d 11' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 308.618d
SLEW_TIME:       80520.00 SOD {22:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16054 TJD;   128 DOY;   12/05/07
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 129
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        45.28d {+03h 01m 07s}  +17.12d {+17d 07' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        101.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      251.70d {+16h 46m 48s}  -21.73d {-21d 43' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        99.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 256.30,-14.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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