[vsnet-grb 75539] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jun 14 00:05:47 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 13 Jun 08 15:05:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.912d {+19h 15m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.188d {-24d 11' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.361d
SLEW_TIME:       54360.00 SOD {15:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14630 TJD;   165 DOY;   08/06/13
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        82.34d {+05h 29m 21s}  +23.25d {+23d 15' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        155.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      203.41d {+13h 33m 39s}  -14.79d {-14d 47' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        80.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
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 167.49,20.41 [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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