[vsnet-grb 107862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 23 05:35:45 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Sep 09 20:35:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.819d {+14h 03m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.405d {-41d 24' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.856d
SLEW_TIME:       74160.00 SOD {20:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15096 TJD;   265 DOY;   09/09/22
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       179.97d {+11h 59m 52s}   +0.02d {+00d 00' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         50.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.31d {+15h 13m 15s}  -22.74d {-22d 44' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        23.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-27.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 207.36,-20.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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