[vsnet-grb 29546] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 31 16:31:58 JST 2006


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Aug 06 07:31:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.442d {+17h 45m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -29.000d {-28d 59' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.477d
SLEW_TIME:       27120.00 SOD {07:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       13978 TJD;   243 DOY;   06/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Gal. Center 
TGT_NUM:         35649,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           92.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       159.44d {+10h 37m 46s}   +8.66d {+08d 39' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        109.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.94d {+15h 47m 46s}  -24.93d {-24d 55' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        26.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      44 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.96, -0.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.87, -5.60 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 163.20,-18.63 [deg].  



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