[vsnet-grb 110577] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 30 19:10:34 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 Oct 09 10:10:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   262.964d {+17h 31m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.836d {-33d 50' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 271.927d
SLEW_TIME:       36660.00 SOD {10:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15134 TJD;   303 DOY;   09/10/30
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4U 1728-34 
TGT_NUM:         30964,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       214.77d {+14h 19m 06s}  -13.89d {-13d 53' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         47.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.45d {+23h 37m 48s}   +2.37d {+02d 21' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        92.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 67.58,-20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.44) 8.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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