[vsnet-grb 104880] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 11 12:37:44 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 11 Aug 09 03:37:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.389d {-41d 23' 21"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.254d
SLEW_TIME:       13080.00 SOD {03:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15054 TJD;   223 DOY;   09/08/11
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       141.05d {+09h 24m 11s}  +15.25d {+15d 14' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         85.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       13.14d {+00h 52m 33s}  +11.22d {+11d 13' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       145.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
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 113.90,-17.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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