[vsnet-grb 71446] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 16 06:45:18 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Apr 08 21:45:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.830d {+14h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 185.141d
SLEW_TIME:       78360.00 SOD {21:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14571 TJD;   106 DOY;   08/04/15
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:        24.38d {+01h 37m 31s}  +10.15d {+10d 08' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        148.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      156.12d {+10h 24m 29s}   +9.14d {+09d 08' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        71.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.71,-27.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 15.72,-19.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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