[vsnet-grb 54793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 21 14:57:39 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Sep 07 05:57:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.426d {+14h 57m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.119d {-43d 07' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 313.061d
SLEW_TIME:       21480.00 SOD {05:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14364 TJD;   264 DOY;   07/09/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1457.8-4308 
TGT_NUM:         36621,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       178.06d {+11h 52m 14s}   +0.84d {+00d 50' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         60.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.54d {+19h 10m 09s}  -26.57d {-26d 34' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        52.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      326.12, 13.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      234.86,-25.08 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 14.21,-13.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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