[vsnet-grb 65355] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 1 04:42:22 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 08 19:42:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     4.386d {+00h 17m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.643d {+01d 38' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.044d
SLEW_TIME:       70980.00 SOD {19:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14496 TJD;    31 DOY;   08/01/31
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:       313.76d {+20h 55m 03s}  -17.39d {-17d 23' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         53.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      235.22d {+15h 40m 52s}  -25.01d {-25d 00' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       125.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 237.51,-19.66 [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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