[vsnet-grb 89759] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 18 09:19:48 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Jan 09 00:19:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.137d {+11h 04m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.219d {+38d 13' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  66.291d
SLEW_TIME:       1200.00 SOD {00:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14849 TJD;    18 DOY;   09/01/18
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 106
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       300.13d {+20h 00m 31s}  -20.55d {-20d 33' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        136.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      202.99d {+13h 31m 59s}  -15.17d {-15d 10' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        63.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      51 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.23, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 11.44,-7.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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