[vsnet-grb 56276] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 8 05:19:53 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 07 Oct 07 20:19:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 136.595d
SLEW_TIME:       73200.00 SOD {20:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14380 TJD;   280 DOY;   07/10/07
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         52100,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       193.06d {+12h 52m 14s}   -5.59d {-05d 35' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         50.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.59d {+10h 34m 20s}   +8.97d {+08d 58' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        29.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.83, 65.03 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 172.15,2.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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