[vsnet-grb 55171] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 26 05:59:55 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Sep 07 20:59:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   224.422d {+14h 57m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -43.126d {-43d 07' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.302d
SLEW_TIME:       75600.00 SOD {21:00:00.00} 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:       182.21d {+12h 08m 51s}   -0.96d {-00d 57' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         56.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      349.59d {+23h 18m 22s}   -3.29d {-03d 17' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       112.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 232.44,-6.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.68) 9.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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