[vsnet-grb 105899] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 25 14:06:42 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Aug 09 05:06:41 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: 294.407d
SLEW_TIME:       18420.00 SOD {05:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15068 TJD;   237 DOY;   09/08/25
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       154.13d {+10h 16m 31s}  +10.71d {+10d 42' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         73.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.45d {+14h 05m 49s}  -18.27d {-18d 15' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        23.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
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 109.74,19.82 [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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