[vsnet-grb 102005] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jun 29 02:05:47 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Jun 09 17:05:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.244d {+10h 44m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.695d {-59d 41' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.598d
SLEW_TIME:       61560.00 SOD {17:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15010 TJD;   179 DOY;   09/06/28
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:        97.76d {+06h 31m 02s}  +23.25d {+23d 14' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         97.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.14d {+11h 44m 33s}   -3.08d {-03d 04' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        57.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.59, -0.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.16,-58.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 306.75,-0.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 0.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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