[vsnet-grb 70920] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 10 04:35:54 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Apr 08 19:35:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.837d {+14h 03m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.407d {-41d 24' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 168.303d
SLEW_TIME:       70560.00 SOD {19:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14565 TJD;   100 DOY;   08/04/09
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        18.76d {+01h 15m 03s}   +7.94d {+07d 56' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        144.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.81d {+04h 35m 14s}  +27.03d {+27d 01' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       145.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      18 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 72.47,-20.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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