[vsnet-grb 62989] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 31 12:35:54 JST 2007


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 31 Dec 07 03:35:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   342.516d {+22h 50m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.645d {-13d 38' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 241.279d
SLEW_TIME:       12960.00 SOD {03:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14465 TJD;   365 DOY;   07/12/31
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [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:       279.86d {+18h 39m 26s}  -23.13d {-23d 07' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         59.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      185.26d {+12h 21m 03s}   -5.72d {-05d 43' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       150.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       52.29,-58.65 [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 107.24,-3.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.01) 7.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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