[vsnet-grb 78726] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jul 25 21:06:26 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 25 Jul 08 12:06:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.379d {-41d 22' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.295d
SLEW_TIME:       43620.00 SOD {12:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14672 TJD;   207 DOY;   08/07/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       125.20d {+08h 20m 48s}  +19.51d {+19d 30' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         99.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       25.39d {+01h 41m 34s}  +15.92d {+15d 54' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       154.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.98 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 12.86,-11.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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