[vsnet-grb 56973] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 15 07:31:34 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 14 Oct 07 22:31:33 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: 140.205d
SLEW_TIME:       81120.00 SOD {22:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14387 TJD;   287 DOY;   07/10/14
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn 421 
TGT_NUM:         52100,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       199.59d {+13h 18m 21s}   -8.27d {-08d 16' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         55.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.68d {+15h 54m 44s}  -25.55d {-25d 32' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        93.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 107.69,10.52 [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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