[vsnet-grb 114187] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 24 13:40:48 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Dec 09 04:40:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    32.674d {+02h 10m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.999d {-50d 59' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 225.054d
SLEW_TIME:       16860.00 SOD {04:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15189 TJD;   358 DOY;   09/12/24
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       272.72d {+18h 10m 53s}  -23.41d {-23d 24' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         88.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.78d {+23h 39m 08s}   +3.01d {+03d 00' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        62.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
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 224.29,16.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.12) 10.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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