[vsnet-grb 53946] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Sep 6 16:28:26 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 Sep 07 07:28:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   119.529d {+07h 58m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.760d {-60d 45' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  47.000d
SLEW_TIME:       26940.00 SOD {07:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14349 TJD;   249 DOY;   07/09/06
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 2516 
TGT_NUM:         51200,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       164.65d {+10h 58m 35s}   +6.55d {+06d 32' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         75.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.90d {+06h 51m 36s}  +27.34d {+27d 20' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        89.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      273.82,-15.85 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      169.91,-75.85 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 8.98,17.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.81) 6.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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