[vsnet-grb 54899] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 23 00:47:33 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Sep 07 15:47:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.421d {+14h 57m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.126d {-43d 07' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 293.812d
SLEW_TIME:       56880.00 SOD {15:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14365 TJD;   265 DOY;   07/09/22
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       179.32d {+11h 57m 17s}   +0.29d {+00d 17' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         59.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.07d {+20h 28m 17s}  -21.98d {-21d 58' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        69.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      326.12, 13.99 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      234.86,-25.09 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 295.24,-17.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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