[vsnet-grb 106423] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 2 01:57:58 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Sep 09 16:57:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.166d
SLEW_TIME:       61080.00 SOD {16:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15075 TJD;   244 DOY;   09/09/01
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       160.95d {+10h 43m 49s}   +8.05d {+08d 03' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         67.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.88d {+20h 35m 31s}  -18.10d {-18d 06' 17"}
MOON_DIST:        83.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 275.76,18.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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