[vsnet-grb 175734] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 21 12:52:33 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 May 12 03:52:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.196d {+38d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.886d
SLEW_TIME:       13980.00 SOD {03:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16068 TJD;   142 DOY;   12/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 136
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        58.34d {+03h 53m 23s}  +20.25d {+20d 15' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         90.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.21d {+04h 00m 51s}  +20.90d {+20d 53' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        89.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 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 140.71,10.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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