[vsnet-grb 110362] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 27 19:00:24 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Oct 09 10:00:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   283.752d {+18h 55m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.700d {-22d 41' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.049d
SLEW_TIME:       36060.00 SOD {10:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15131 TJD;   300 DOY;   09/10/27
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC6717 
TGT_NUM:         90227,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       211.86d {+14h 07m 27s}  -12.89d {-12d 53' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         68.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.93d {+21h 23m 43s}  -13.11d {-13d 06' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        36.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       12.87,-10.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.67,  0.14 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 98.22,-20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.83) 11.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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