[vsnet-grb 121306] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 11 13:53:40 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 11 Apr 10 04:53:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.964d {+02h 43m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.417d {+53d 25' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 196.500d
SLEW_TIME:       17640.00 SOD {04:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15297 TJD;   101 DOY;   10/04/11
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:        19.59d {+01h 18m 22s}   +8.27d {+08d 16' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         48.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      343.12d {+22h 52m 29s}   -2.69d {-02d 41' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        73.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 69.00,10.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.84) 10.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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