[vsnet-grb 70266] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 2 09:42:25 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 02 Apr 08 00:42:24 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: 325.517d
SLEW_TIME:       2580.00 SOD {00:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14558 TJD;    93 DOY;   08/04/02
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 83
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        11.64d {+00h 46m 34s}   +5.00d {+04d 59' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        130.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      321.40d {+21h 25m 37s}  -15.87d {-15d 52' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       148.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
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 243.18,20.50 [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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