[vsnet-grb 110464] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 29 10:55:47 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Oct 09 01:55:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.964d {+17h 31m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.835d {-33d 50' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.840d
SLEW_TIME:       6960.00 SOD {01:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15133 TJD;   302 DOY;   09/10/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1728-34 
TGT_NUM:         30964,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       213.47d {+14h 13m 53s}  -13.45d {-13d 26' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         49.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      339.43d {+22h 37m 44s}   -4.89d {-04d 53' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        75.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
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 164.11,-15.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 7.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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