[vsnet-grb 80711] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 20 05:59:57 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Aug 08 20:59:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.373d {-41d 22' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 294.404d
SLEW_TIME:       75600.00 SOD {21:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14697 TJD;   232 DOY;   08/08/19
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       149.43d {+09h 57m 44s}  +12.43d {+12d 25' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         78.06 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.11d {+00h 08m 27s}   +4.96d {+04d 57' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       135.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      90 [%]
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 236.79,16.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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