[vsnet-grb 65307] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 31 12:38:40 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 03:38:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     4.386d {+00h 17m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.643d {+01d 38' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.499d
SLEW_TIME:       13140.00 SOD {03:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14496 TJD;    31 DOY;   08/01/31
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0017.6+0139 
TGT_NUM:         37296,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       313.08d {+20h 52m 18s}  -17.57d {-17d 34' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         54.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.85d {+15h 07m 23s}  -22.99d {-22d 59' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       133.75 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      105.75,-60.09 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:        4.68, -0.23 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 120.82,-19.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.17) 4.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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