[vsnet-grb 104147] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jul 31 04:47:29 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Jul 09 19:47:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    29.673d {+01h 58m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +41.620d {+41d 37' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  59.823d
SLEW_TIME:       71280.00 SOD {19:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15042 TJD;   211 DOY;   09/07/30
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB090728 
TGT_NUM:         358574,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           86.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       130.18d {+08h 40m 43s}  +18.33d {+18d 19' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         85.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.70d {+15h 46m 48s}  -24.70d {-24d 42' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       152.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      136.19,-19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       42.91, 27.53 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 160.51,12.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.78) 9.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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