[vsnet-grb 71986] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 23 07:21:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Apr 08 22:21:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.829d {+14h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 187.412d
SLEW_TIME:       80520.00 SOD {22:22:00.00} 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:        30.93d {+02h 03m 43s}  +12.56d {+12d 33' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        151.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -12.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.23d {+15h 48m 56s}  -25.14d {-25d 08' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        27.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 354.01,-9.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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