[vsnet-grb 114181] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 24 12:03:27 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Dec 09 03:03:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.675d {+02h 10m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.999d {-50d 59' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.210d
SLEW_TIME:       11040.00 SOD {03:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15189 TJD;   358 DOY;   09/12/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PKS 0208-512 
TGT_NUM:         35002,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       272.65d {+18h 10m 35s}  -23.42d {-23d 24' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         88.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.04d {+23h 36m 10s}   +2.66d {+02d 39' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        62.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      276.10,-61.80 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        0.28,-58.01 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 245.25,15.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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