[vsnet-grb 61840] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 15 17:04:33 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 15 Dec 07 08:04:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.114d {+11h 04m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.209d {+38d 12' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 105.415d
SLEW_TIME:       29100.00 SOD {08:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14449 TJD;   349 DOY;   07/12/15
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       262.33d {+17h 29m 19s}  -23.25d {-23d 15' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        108.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.51d {+21h 58m 02s}  -12.63d {-12d 37' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       150.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
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 333.45,7.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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