[vsnet-grb 121301] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 11 12:46:48 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 11 Apr 10 03:46:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.955d {+02h 43m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.412d {+53d 24' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.379d
SLEW_TIME:       13620.00 SOD {03:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15297 TJD;   101 DOY;   10/04/11
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:        19.55d {+01h 18m 12s}   +8.25d {+08d 15' 13"}
SUN_DIST:         48.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.61d {+22h 50m 27s}   -2.92d {-02d 55' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        74.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      139.32, -5.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       56.41, 35.54 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 199.18,13.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.84) 10.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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