[vsnet-grb 96395] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 16 09:21:22 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Apr 09 00:21:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.098d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.228d {+38d 13' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 322.130d
SLEW_TIME:       1320.00 SOD {00:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14937 TJD;   106 DOY;   09/04/16
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 126
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        24.25d {+01h 37m 01s}  +10.10d {+10d 05' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        120.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.26d {+18h 41m 03s}  -25.33d {-25d 19' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       123.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 65.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      151.19, 29.52 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 235.87,0.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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