[vsnet-grb 73628] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 21 02:19:45 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 May 08 17:19:45 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 248.540d
SLEW_TIME:       62400.00 SOD {17:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14606 TJD;   141 DOY;   08/05/20
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        57.87d {+03h 51m 29s}  +20.16d {+20d 09' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        148.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      244.15d {+16h 16m 37s}  -26.19d {-26d 11' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        31.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 93.69,-12.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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