[vsnet-grb 66236] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 12 12:46:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Feb 08 03:46:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.135d {+11h 04m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.221d {+38d 13' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  59.488d
SLEW_TIME:       13620.00 SOD {03:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14508 TJD;    43 DOY;   08/02/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       325.14d {+21h 40m 34s}  -13.92d {-13d 55' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        149.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.94d {+01h 31m 46s}  +14.45d {+14d 26' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       117.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.79, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 233.38,20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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