[vsnet-grb 62954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 31 02:57:42 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 30 Dec 07 17:57:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   342.516d {+22h 50m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.645d {-13d 38' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 242.357d
SLEW_TIME:       64680.00 SOD {17:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14464 TJD;   364 DOY;   07/12/30
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2250.2-1338 
TGT_NUM:         37197,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=10=0xA
SUN_POSTN:       279.41d {+18h 37m 39s}  -23.16d {-23d 09' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         60.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.92d {+12h 03m 41s}   -3.45d {-03d 27' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       155.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
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 252.81,-3.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.01) 7.55 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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