[vsnet-grb 64278] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 17 12:29:19 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Jan 08 03:29:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.208d {+38d 12' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.364d
SLEW_TIME:       12600.00 SOD {03:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14482 TJD;    17 DOY;   08/01/17
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       298.39d {+19h 53m 34s}  -20.88d {-20d 52' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        135.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       39.86d {+02h 39m 26s}  +20.86d {+20d 51' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       102.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 50.26,18.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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