[vsnet-grb 97024] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 23 13:24:36 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Apr 09 04:24:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.096d {+11h 04m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.226d {+38d 13' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.598d
SLEW_TIME:       15900.00 SOD {04:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14944 TJD;   113 DOY;   09/04/23
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 130
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        30.94d {+02h 03m 45s}  +12.56d {+12d 33' 52"}
SUN_DIST:        114.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.58d {+00h 22m 19s}   +7.23d {+07d 13' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       131.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.80, 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 205.57,-20.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 1.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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