[vsnet-grb 71621] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Apr 18 13:34:33 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Apr 08 04:34:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.828d {+14h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 189.150d
SLEW_TIME:       16500.00 SOD {04:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14574 TJD;   109 DOY;   08/04/18
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        26.50d {+01h 45m 60s}  +10.95d {+10d 56' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        149.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.64d {+12h 06m 34s}   -4.11d {-04d 06' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        45.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 325.85,0.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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