[vsnet-grb 71069] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 12 01:35:41 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 Apr 08 16:35:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.834d {+14h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 174.274d
SLEW_TIME:       59760.00 SOD {16:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14567 TJD;   102 DOY;   08/04/11
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        20.49d {+01h 21m 57s}   +8.63d {+08d 37' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        145.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.15d {+06h 36m 35s}  +27.08d {+27d 04' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       123.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-27.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 119.27,-19.95 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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