[vsnet-grb 55151] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 26 01:09:47 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 07 16:09:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.422d {+14h 57m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.124d {-43d 07' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.638d
SLEW_TIME:       58200.00 SOD {16:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14368 TJD;   268 DOY;   07/09/25
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1457.8-4308 
TGT_NUM:         36621,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       182.03d {+12h 08m 08s}   -0.88d {-00d 52' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         56.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.97d {+23h 07m 53s}   -4.67d {-04d 40' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       109.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 301.97,-8.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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