[vsnet-grb 91121] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 3 01:21:40 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 02 Feb 09 16:21:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.131d {+11h 04m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.227d {+38d 13' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  42.497d
SLEW_TIME:       58920.00 SOD {16:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14864 TJD;    33 DOY;   09/02/02
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 108
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       316.43d {+21h 05m 43s}  -16.64d {-16d 38' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        146.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.19d {+02h 24m 46s}  +19.97d {+19d 58' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       105.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.78, 65.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.22, 29.53 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 179.13,9.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 0.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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