[vsnet-grb 108004] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 25 08:39:18 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Sep 09 23:39:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.704d {+02h 10m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.995d {-50d 59' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 152.104d
SLEW_TIME:       85200.00 SOD {23:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15098 TJD;   267 DOY;   09/09/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       181.88d {+12h 07m 30s}   -0.81d {-00d 48' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        121.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      257.49d {+17h 09m 57s}  -26.18d {-26d 10' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        93.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.06,-61.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.31,-58.02 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 81.20,-8.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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