[vsnet-grb 110378] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 27 23:51:47 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Oct 09 14:51:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   283.752d {+18h 55m 01s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -22.698d {-22d 41' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.125d
SLEW_TIME:       53520.00 SOD {14:52:00.00} 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:       212.06d {+14h 08m 14s}  -12.96d {-12d 57' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         68.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      323.21d {+21h 32m 49s}  -12.17d {-12d 10' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        38.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
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 18.74,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.83) 11.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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