[vsnet-grb 80716] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 20 07:35:20 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Aug 08 22:35:19 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: 291.580d
SLEW_TIME:       81360.00 SOD {22:36:00.00} 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:       149.50d {+09h 57m 59s}  +12.41d {+12d 24' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         78.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        2.91d {+00h 11m 39s}   +5.37d {+05d 22' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       136.14 [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 180.24,5.76 [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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