[vsnet-grb 75343] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jun 11 17:30:55 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 11 Jun 08 08:30:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.913d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.185d {-24d 11' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 102.820d
SLEW_TIME:       30660.00 SOD {08:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14628 TJD;   163 DOY;   08/06/11
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        79.98d {+05h 19m 54s}  +23.12d {+23d 07' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        153.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.18d {+11h 52m 44s}   -2.65d {-02d 39' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       107.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.46,-15.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.21, -1.87 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 277.55,20.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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