[vsnet-grb 94953] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 29 07:54:41 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Mar 09 22:54:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.097d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.227d {+38d 13' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.678d
SLEW_TIME:       82500.00 SOD {22:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14918 TJD;    87 DOY;   09/03/28
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 117
MERIT:           89.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:         7.71d {+00h 30m 50s}   +3.33d {+03d 19' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        133.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.31d {+02h 13m 15s}  +18.78d {+18d 46' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       107.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.19, 29.51 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 337.80,18.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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