[vsnet-grb 65333] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 31 20:49:22 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 11:49:21 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: 255.934d
SLEW_TIME:       42600.00 SOD {11:50:00.00} 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:       313.43d {+20h 53m 42s}  -17.48d {-17d 28' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         53.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      231.07d {+15h 24m 18s}  -24.07d {-24d 04' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       129.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 18.21,-20.58 [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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