[vsnet-grb 79164] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jul 30 08:35:29 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Jul 08 23:35:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.498d
SLEW_TIME:       84960.00 SOD {23:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14677 TJD;   212 DOY;   08/07/30
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [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:       129.59d {+08h 38m 23s}  +18.47d {+18d 28' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         95.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.29d {+06h 17m 09s}  +27.00d {+27d 00' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       126.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 175.56,-14.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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