[vsnet-grb 71433] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 16 03:43:23 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Apr 08 18:43:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.832d {+14h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 180.965d
SLEW_TIME:       67440.00 SOD {18:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14571 TJD;   106 DOY;   08/04/15
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        24.26d {+01h 37m 03s}  +10.10d {+10d 06' 01"}
SUN_DIST:        148.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      154.65d {+10h 18m 37s}   +9.86d {+09d 51' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        72.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
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 113.78,-6.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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