[vsnet-grb 54831] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 22 03:49:30 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Sep 07 18:49:30 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: 313.454d
SLEW_TIME:       67800.00 SOD {18:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14364 TJD;   264 DOY;   07/09/21
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       178.54d {+11h 54m 09s}   +0.63d {+00d 38' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         60.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      295.02d {+19h 40m 05s}  -25.15d {-25d 08' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        59.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
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 230.78,-20.41 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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