[vsnet-grb 96749] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 20 08:40:25 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Apr 09 23:40:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.093d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.223d {+38d 13' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.819d
SLEW_TIME:       85260.00 SOD {23:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14940 TJD;   109 DOY;   09/04/19
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 128
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        27.95d {+01h 51m 47s}  +11.48d {+11d 29' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        116.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      328.26d {+21h 53m 02s}  -10.93d {-10d 56' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       148.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
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 5.24,-11.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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