[vsnet-grb 121300] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 11 12:11:23 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 11 Apr 10 03:11:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.964d {+02h 43m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.417d {+53d 25' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 197.878d
SLEW_TIME:       11520.00 SOD {03:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15297 TJD;   101 DOY;   10/04/11
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0243.9+5324 
TGT_NUM:         41151,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        19.53d {+01h 18m 07s}   +8.24d {+08d 14' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         48.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.34d {+22h 49m 23s}   -3.05d {-03d 02' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        74.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      139.32, -5.84 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       56.42, 35.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 73.59,2.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.84) 10.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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