[vsnet-grb 96555] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 18 08:28:45 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 09 23:28:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.223d {+38d 13' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.630d
SLEW_TIME:       84540.00 SOD {23:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14938 TJD;   107 DOY;   09/04/17
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 127
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        26.08d {+01h 44m 18s}  +10.79d {+10d 47' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        118.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      304.76d {+20h 19m 02s}  -19.89d {-19d 53' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       139.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 8.32,-15.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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