[vsnet-grb 79152] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jul 30 05:23:45 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Jul 08 20:23:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.539d
SLEW_TIME:       73440.00 SOD {20:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14676 TJD;   211 DOY;   08/07/29
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       129.46d {+08h 37m 51s}  +18.51d {+18d 30' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         96.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       92.10d {+06h 08m 24s}  +27.17d {+27d 10' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       128.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.97 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 228.33,-15.38 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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