[vsnet-grb 76036] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jun 20 20:45:47 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Jun 08 11:45:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.385d {-41d 23' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.636d
SLEW_TIME:       42360.00 SOD {11:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14637 TJD;   172 DOY;   08/06/20
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        89.47d {+05h 57m 52s}  +23.44d {+23d 26' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        128.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      291.01d {+19h 24m 03s}  -24.69d {-24d 41' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        66.81 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.98 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 15.70,-18.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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