[vsnet-grb 114526] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 29 16:40:29 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 09 07:40:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.603d
SLEW_TIME:       27660.00 SOD {07:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15194 TJD;   363 DOY;   09/12/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 57
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       278.40d {+18h 33m 36s}  -23.21d {-23d 12' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         58.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       61.02d {+04h 04m 05s}  +24.68d {+24d 40' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       150.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 14.09,-19.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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