[vsnet-grb 110372] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 27 22:06:15 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Oct 09 13:06:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.964d {+17h 31m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.835d {-33d 50' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 271.636d
SLEW_TIME:       47220.00 SOD {13:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15131 TJD;   300 DOY;   09/10/27
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1728-34 
TGT_NUM:         30964,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       211.99d {+14h 07m 57s}  -12.93d {-12d 56' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         50.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.38d {+21h 29m 32s}  -12.51d {-12d 30' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        57.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      354.29, -0.13 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      264.06,-10.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 24.53,-18.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 8.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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