[vsnet-grb 106160] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 29 11:24:52 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 29 Aug 09 02:24:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.802d
SLEW_TIME:       8700.00 SOD {02:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15072 TJD;   241 DOY;   09/08/29
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       157.68d {+10h 30m 43s}   +9.35d {+09d 20' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         70.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      263.39d {+17h 33m 34s}  -26.41d {-26d 24' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        45.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      66 [%]
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 180.84,14.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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