[vsnet-grb 105895] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 25 12:30:20 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Aug 09 03:30:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.147d
SLEW_TIME:       12660.00 SOD {03:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15068 TJD;   237 DOY;   09/08/25
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       154.07d {+10h 16m 16s}  +10.74d {+10d 44' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         73.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      210.58d {+14h 02m 19s}  -17.97d {-17d 58' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        23.47 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 134.09,19.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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