[vsnet-grb 106965] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 9 07:23:28 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 Sep 09 22:23:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.401d {-41d 24' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 317.273d
SLEW_TIME:       80640.00 SOD {22:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15082 TJD;   251 DOY;   09/09/08
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       167.47d {+11h 09m 53s}   +5.37d {+05d 22' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         61.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       32.60d {+02h 10m 24s}  +18.58d {+18d 34' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       157.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
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 174.52,9.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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