[vsnet-grb 29058] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 22 00:52:49 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 21 Aug 06 15:52:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   272.189d {+18h 08m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.411d {-20d 24' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.231d
SLEW_TIME:       57180.00 SOD {15:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       13968 TJD;   233 DOY;   06/08/21
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGR1806-20 
TGT_NUM:         35315,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       150.61d {+10h 02m 26s}  +12.01d {+12d 00' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        123.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      128.09d {+08h 32m 21s}  +23.02d {+23d 00' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       146.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       10.01, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      272.05,  3.01 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 353.02,17.40 [deg].  



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