[vsnet-grb 72447] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 29 09:22:24 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Apr 08 00:22:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.836d {+14h 03m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 171.309d
SLEW_TIME:       1380.00 SOD {00:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14585 TJD;   120 DOY;   08/04/29
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        36.68d {+02h 26m 42s}  +14.52d {+14d 31' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        152.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.52d {+21h 06m 06s}  -17.52d {-17d 31' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        89.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      46 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 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 277.69,-8.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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