[vsnet-grb 89078] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 4 04:52:17 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Dec 08 19:52:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.136d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.197d {+38d 11' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.547d
SLEW_TIME:       71580.00 SOD {19:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14803 TJD;   338 DOY;   08/12/03
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 102
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       250.53d {+16h 42m 08s}  -22.23d {-22d 13' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         99.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.75d {+21h 23m 00s}  -14.56d {-14d 33' 49"}
MOON_DIST:       147.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.85, 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 121.86,10.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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