[vsnet-grb 121756] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 18 12:53:16 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Apr 10 03:53:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   337.485d {+22h 29m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +26.741d {+26d 44' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 109.258d
SLEW_TIME:       14040.00 SOD {03:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15304 TJD;   108 DOY;   10/04/18
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J2229+2643 
TGT_NUM:         40411,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        26.02d {+01h 44m 05s}  +10.77d {+10d 46' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         48.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       70.19d {+04h 40m 45s}  +25.01d {+25d 00' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        81.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.72,-26.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      350.72, 33.29 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 67.83,18.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.79) 10.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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