[vsnet-grb 105157] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 14 17:41:56 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Aug 09 08:41:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.530d
SLEW_TIME:       31320.00 SOD {08:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15057 TJD;   226 DOY;   09/08/14
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       144.07d {+09h 36m 17s}  +14.27d {+14d 16' 21"}
SUN_DIST:         82.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.61d {+03h 42m 26s}  +24.36d {+24d 21' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       153.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
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 13.30,-17.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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