[vsnet-grb 54922] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 23 08:46:24 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Sep 07 23:46:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.426d {+14h 57m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.119d {-43d 07' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 314.020d
SLEW_TIME:       85620.00 SOD {23:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14366 TJD;   266 DOY;   07/09/23
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:       179.62d {+11h 58m 29s}   +0.16d {+00d 09' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         59.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.60d {+20h 46m 23s}  -20.51d {-20d 30' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        74.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
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 162.37,-19.28 [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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