[vsnet-grb 106958] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 9 04:11:38 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Sep 09 19:11:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.401d {-41d 24' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.702d
SLEW_TIME:       69120.00 SOD {19:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15082 TJD;   251 DOY;   09/09/08
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       167.35d {+11h 09m 24s}   +5.42d {+05d 25' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         61.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       30.86d {+02h 03m 27s}  +18.00d {+17d 59' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       156.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 225.89,8.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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