[vsnet-grb 70939] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 10 10:26:57 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 10 Apr 08 01:26:56 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: 327.500d
SLEW_TIME:       5220.00 SOD {01:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14566 TJD;   101 DOY;   08/04/10
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 93
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        18.99d {+01h 15m 57s}   +8.03d {+08d 01' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        124.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.79d {+04h 51m 09s}  +27.41d {+27d 24' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        75.96 [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 217.09,13.06 [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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