[vsnet-grb 15500] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 24 03:55:24 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Jan 06 18:55:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    99.890d {+06h 39m 34s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -69.335d {-69d 20' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 198.850d
SLEW_TIME:       68160.00 SOD {18:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       13758 TJD;    23 DOY;   06/01/23
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR 0540-69 
MERIT:           50.00
SUN_POSTN:       305.95d {+20h 23m 47s}  -19.34d {-19d 20' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         89.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      223.49d {+14h 53m 58s}  -20.14d {-20d 08' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        82.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      279.78,-26.29 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      221.28,-85.37 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 7.66,-8.55 [deg].  



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