[vsnet-grb 62568] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 25 21:42:54 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Dec 07 12:42:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   342.515d {+22h 50m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.643d {-13d 38' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.154d
SLEW_TIME:       45780.00 SOD {12:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14459 TJD;   359 DOY;   07/12/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2250.2-1338 
TGT_NUM:         37197,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       273.63d {+18h 14m 31s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         65.59 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      115.72d {+07h 42m 52s}  +24.35d {+24d 20' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       134.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       52.29,-58.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      338.68, -5.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 352.74,-10.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.01) 7.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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