[vsnet-grb 106132] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 29 02:32:45 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 28 Aug 09 17:32:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    20.732d {+01h 22m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.320d {+34d 19' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  40.482d
SLEW_TIME:       63180.00 SOD {17:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15071 TJD;   240 DOY;   09/08/28
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [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:       157.34d {+10h 29m 22s}   +9.48d {+09d 28' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        119.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.46d {+17h 13m 49s}  -26.45d {-26d 26' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       130.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 126.52,-17.21 [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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