[vsnet-grb 64283] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 17 14:07:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Jan 08 05:07:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.139d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.207d {+38d 12' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.903d
SLEW_TIME:       18480.00 SOD {05:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14482 TJD;    17 DOY;   08/01/17
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       298.46d {+19h 53m 52s}  -20.86d {-20d 51' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        135.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       40.85d {+02h 43m 23s}  +21.18d {+21d 10' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       101.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
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 33.08,19.87 [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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