[vsnet-grb 65323] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 31 17:28:45 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 08:28:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     4.386d {+00h 17m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.644d {+01d 38' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.705d
SLEW_TIME:       30540.00 SOD {08:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14496 TJD;    31 DOY;   08/01/31
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       313.28d {+20h 53m 08s}  -17.52d {-17d 30' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         53.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.34d {+15h 17m 21s}  -23.64d {-23d 38' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       131.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 12.78,-11.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.17) 4.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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