[vsnet-grb 174822] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 9 13:49:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 May 12 04:49:24 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: 305.766d
SLEW_TIME:       17400.00 SOD {04:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16056 TJD;   130 DOY;   12/05/09
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 130
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        46.51d {+03h 06m 03s}  +17.46d {+17d 27' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        100.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      271.87d {+18h 07m 28s}  -21.18d {-21d 10' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       114.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
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 155.85,-12.58 [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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