[vsnet-grb 105885] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 25 09:15:38 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Aug 09 00:15:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.694d
SLEW_TIME:       960.00 SOD {00:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15068 TJD;   237 DOY;   09/08/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       153.94d {+10h 15m 46s}  +10.78d {+10d 46' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         73.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      208.81d {+13h 55m 15s}  -17.35d {-17d 21' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        24.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
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 175.66,18.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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