[vsnet-grb 80203] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 13 08:29:28 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 12 Aug 08 23:29:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.374d {-41d 22' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.021d
SLEW_TIME:       84600.00 SOD {23:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14690 TJD;   225 DOY;   08/08/12
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 37
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       143.00d {+09h 32m 00s}  +14.62d {+14d 37' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         83.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      276.67d {+18h 26m 40s}  -26.95d {-26d 57' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        54.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
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 198.97,-1.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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