[vsnet-grb 74112] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 27 00:03:00 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 May 08 15:02:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   287.192d {+19h 08m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +6.201d {+06d 12' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  44.222d
SLEW_TIME:       54180.00 SOD {15:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14612 TJD;   147 DOY;   08/05/26
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MGRO J1908+06 
TGT_NUM:         37746,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        63.82d {+04h 15m 18s}  +21.26d {+21d 15' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        129.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      320.41d {+21h 21m 38s}  -15.71d {-15d 42' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        39.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       40.42, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      289.53, 28.48 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 209.46,-6.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.22) 8.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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