[vsnet-grb 64909] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 26 07:15:21 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Jan 08 22:15:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     7.438d {+00h 29m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.946d {-40d 56' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.783d
SLEW_TIME:       80160.00 SOD {22:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14490 TJD;    25 DOY;   08/01/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PGC0130966 
TGT_NUM:         36687,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       307.67d {+20h 30m 42s}  -18.94d {-18d 56' 19"}
SUN_DIST:         55.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.50d {+11h 09m 59s}   +3.43d {+03d 25' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       138.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      319.47,-75.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      347.14,-39.80 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 189.56,-6.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.19) 8.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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