[vsnet-grb 176525] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 31 21:33:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 May 12 12:33:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.091d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.063d
SLEW_TIME:       45240.00 SOD {12:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16078 TJD;   152 DOY;   12/05/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         31202,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        68.85d {+04h 35m 23s}  +22.01d {+22d 00' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         82.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      192.68d {+12h 50m 42s}   -9.69d {-09d 41' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        53.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.87, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.49 [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 20.24,18.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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