[vsnet-grb 110453] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 29 05:54:53 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 28 Oct 09 20:54:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.964d {+17h 31m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.836d {-33d 50' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 273.069d
SLEW_TIME:       75300.00 SOD {20:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15132 TJD;   301 DOY;   09/10/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1728-34 
TGT_NUM:         30964,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       213.27d {+14h 13m 04s}  -13.38d {-13d 22' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         49.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      337.12d {+22h 28m 29s}   -5.98d {-05d 58' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        73.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
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 195.89,-1.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 8.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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