[vsnet-grb 96103] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 12 07:55:33 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 11 Apr 09 22:55:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.095d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.225d {+38d 13' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.897d
SLEW_TIME:       82560.00 SOD {22:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14932 TJD;   101 DOY;   09/04/11
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 124
MERIT:           89.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        20.51d {+01h 22m 02s}   +8.63d {+08d 38' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        123.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.20d {+15h 04m 49s}  -22.41d {-22d 24' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        82.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.81, 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 18.54,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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