[vsnet-grb 71981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 23 05:39:23 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Apr 08 20:39:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.840d {+14h 03m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.407d {-41d 24' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.429d
SLEW_TIME:       74400.00 SOD {20:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14578 TJD;   113 DOY;   08/04/22
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        30.86d {+02h 03m 27s}  +12.54d {+12d 32' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        151.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -12.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.32d {+15h 45m 18s}  -24.96d {-24d 57' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        26.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 357.84,-15.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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