[vsnet-grb 88185] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Nov 23 02:04:42 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Nov 08 17:04:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.201d {+38d 12' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 108.246d
SLEW_TIME:       61500.00 SOD {17:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14792 TJD;   327 DOY;   08/11/22
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 101
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       238.63d {+15h 54m 30s}  -20.31d {-20d 18' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         89.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      182.66d {+12h 10m 37s}   -5.52d {-05d 30' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        46.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.84, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.24, 29.50 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 149.04,-19.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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