[vsnet-grb 93591] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 9 12:29:58 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Mar 09 03:29:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.105d {+11h 04m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.232d {+38d 13' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 338.981d
SLEW_TIME:       12600.00 SOD {03:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14899 TJD;    68 DOY;   09/03/09
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 112
MERIT:           89.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       349.60d {+23h 18m 25s}   -4.47d {-04d 28' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        146.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.86d {+09h 39m 26s}  +12.55d {+12d 33' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        31.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.78, 65.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.20, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 303.90,-1.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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