[vsnet-grb 79695] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 5 20:39:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Aug 08 11:39:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 283.136d
SLEW_TIME:       42000.00 SOD {11:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14683 TJD;   218 DOY;   08/08/05
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       135.88d {+09h 03m 32s}  +16.79d {+16d 47' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         90.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      183.12d {+12h 12m 30s}   -5.54d {-05d 32' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        43.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 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 15.56,-18.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.77 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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