[vsnet-grb 67970] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Mar 7 05:07:43 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 06 Mar 08 20:07:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    20.696d {+01h 22m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +34.324d {+34d 19' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.464d
SLEW_TIME:       72480.00 SOD {20:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14531 TJD;    66 DOY;   08/03/06
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J0122.9+3420 
TGT_NUM:         37298,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       347.69d {+23h 10m 47s}   -5.28d {-05d 16' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         50.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.92d {+22h 27m 41s}   -8.96d {-08d 57' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        60.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      130.27,-28.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       32.49, 23.66 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 242.28,0.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.29) 11.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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