[vsnet-grb 51618] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jul 16 03:13:41 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jul 07 18:13:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   190.660d {+12h 42m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.786d {+62d 47' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.610d
SLEW_TIME:       65640.00 SOD {18:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14296 TJD;   196 DOY;   07/07/15
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1242.7+6246 
TGT_NUM:         36543,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       114.71d {+07h 38m 49s}  +21.50d {+21d 29' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         64.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.69d {+08h 46m 45s}  +20.46d {+20d 27' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        57.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      124.66, 54.31 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      148.43, 58.16 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 252.83,18.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.07) 8.58 arcmin from this position.  



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