[vsnet-grb 63137] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 2 06:34:28 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 Jan 08 21:34:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     7.439d {+00h 29m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.953d {-40d 57' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 247.268d
SLEW_TIME:       77700.00 SOD {21:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14466 TJD;     1 DOY;   08/01/01
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PGC0130966 
TGT_NUM:         36687,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       281.79d {+18h 47m 09s}  -23.00d {-22d 59' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         72.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      204.38d {+13h 37m 32s}  -14.87d {-14d 51' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       122.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      319.45,-75.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      347.14,-39.81 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 240.03,15.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.19) 8.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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