[vsnet-grb 104602] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 7 18:39:35 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 07 Aug 09 09:39:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.847d
SLEW_TIME:       34800.00 SOD {09:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15050 TJD;   219 DOY;   09/08/07
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       137.49d {+09h 09m 56s}  +16.33d {+16d 19' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         88.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.33d {+22h 05m 19s}   -8.99d {-08d 59' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       105.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 17.43,-20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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