[vsnet-grb 81252] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 27 06:42:29 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 26 Aug 08 21:42:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   207.704d {+13h 50m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.371d {+05d 22' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 270.727d
SLEW_TIME:       78180.00 SOD {21:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14704 TJD;   239 DOY;   08/08/26
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXSJ135054.9+052214 
TGT_NUM:         37692,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       155.90d {+10h 23m 35s}  +10.04d {+10d 02' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         51.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.08d {+06h 56m 19s}  +25.85d {+25d 51' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        99.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      338.59, 64.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      203.73, 15.66 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 229.45,19.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.01) 9.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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