[vsnet-grb 96760] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 20 11:25:09 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Apr 09 02:25:07 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.099d {+11h 04m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.229d {+38d 13' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 323.692d
SLEW_TIME:       8700.00 SOD {02:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14941 TJD;   110 DOY;   09/04/20
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:        28.05d {+01h 52m 13s}  +11.52d {+11d 31' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        116.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.57d {+21h 58m 16s}  -10.34d {-10d 20' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       148.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 213.15,-12.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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