[vsnet-grb 63035] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 1 03:03:27 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 31 Dec 07 18:03:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   342.515d {+22h 50m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -13.644d {-13d 38' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 244.512d
SLEW_TIME:       65040.00 SOD {18:04:00.00} 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:       280.52d {+18h 42m 06s}  -23.09d {-23d 05' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         59.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      191.78d {+12h 47m 08s}   -9.02d {-09d 01' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       143.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
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 250.12,-1.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.01) 7.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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