[vsnet-grb 97259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 26 07:31:20 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Apr 09 22:31:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   166.092d {+11h 04m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +38.222d {+38d 13' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.182d
SLEW_TIME:       81120.00 SOD {22:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14946 TJD;   115 DOY;   09/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Mkn421 
TGT_NUM:         30352,   Seg_Num: 132
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        33.53d {+02h 14m 07s}  +13.47d {+13d 28' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        111.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       42.54d {+02h 50m 11s}  +21.47d {+21d 27' 59"}
MOON_DIST:       100.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.82, 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 350.01,-6.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.00) 2.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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