[vsnet-grb 63173] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 2 14:36:18 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 02 Jan 08 05:36:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     7.439d {+00h 29m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.953d {-40d 57' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 249.691d
SLEW_TIME:       20220.00 SOD {05:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14467 TJD;     2 DOY;   08/01/02
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=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       282.16d {+18h 48m 38s}  -22.97d {-22d 58' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         71.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      208.15d {+13h 52m 36s}  -16.44d {-16d 26' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       119.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      319.46,-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 117.64,15.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.19) 8.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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