[vsnet-grb 28778] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 18 00:53:01 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Aug 06 15:52:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     6.276d {+00h 25m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.493d {-45d 29' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.526d
SLEW_TIME:       57180.00 SOD {15:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       13964 TJD;   229 DOY;   06/08/17
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ESO 242-G8 
TGT_NUM:         35756,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=8429=0x20ED
SUN_POSTN:       146.90d {+09h 47m 36s}  +13.32d {+13d 19' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        133.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.28d {+04h 49m 08s}  +27.62d {+27d 37' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        94.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15,-70.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.97,-43.22 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 87.83,-2.56 [deg].  



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