[vsnet-grb 105487] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 19 06:59:49 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Aug 09 21:59:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.393d {-41d 23' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.211d
SLEW_TIME:       79200.00 SOD {22:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15061 TJD;   230 DOY;   09/08/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       148.32d {+09h 53m 17s}  +12.83d {+12d 49' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         79.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      127.18d {+08h 28m 42s}  +18.50d {+18d 30' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        97.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 196.36,1.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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