[vsnet-grb 70529] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 5 14:51:18 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 05 Apr 08 05:51:18 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:       21120.00 SOD {05:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14561 TJD;    96 DOY;   08/04/05
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 88
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        14.57d {+00h 58m 18s}   +6.23d {+06d 13' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        128.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        1.91d {+00h 07m 39s}   +4.13d {+04d 07' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       135.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 173.18,16.85 [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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