[vsnet-grb 106118] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 28 20:00:24 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Aug 09 11:00:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    20.732d {+01h 22m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.321d {+34d 19' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  41.010d
SLEW_TIME:       39660.00 SOD {11:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15071 TJD;   240 DOY;   09/08/28
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0122.9+3420 
TGT_NUM:         37298,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       157.09d {+10h 28m 23s}   +9.58d {+09d 34' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        119.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.80d {+16h 59m 12s}  -26.37d {-26d 22' 02"}
MOON_DIST:       133.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      60 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      130.30,-28.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       32.52, 23.64 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 197.75,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.29) 9.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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