[vsnet-grb 81208] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 26 14:38:25 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Aug 08 05:38:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.373d {-41d 22' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 292.422d
SLEW_TIME:       20340.00 SOD {05:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14704 TJD;   239 DOY;   08/08/26
OBS_TIME:        240.00 [sec]   (=4.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       155.28d {+10h 21m 08s}  +10.27d {+10d 16' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         72.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       93.49d {+06h 13m 59s}  +27.11d {+27d 06' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       127.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      25 [%]
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 109.83,20.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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