[vsnet-grb 15595] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 25 03:22:33 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Jan 06 18:22:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   255.260d {+17h 01m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -46.230d {-46d 13' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  84.271d
SLEW_TIME:       66180.00 SOD {18:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       13759 TJD;    24 DOY;   06/01/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XTE J1701-462 
MERIT:           50.00
SUN_POSTN:       306.97d {+20h 27m 52s}  -19.11d {-19d 06' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         50.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.69d {+15h 46m 45s}  -24.15d {-24d 09' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        26.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      340.79, -2.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      258.95,-23.35 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 226.75,-5.52 [deg].  



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