[vsnet-grb 81459] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 29 16:31:20 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Aug 08 07:31:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.373d {-41d 22' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 293.321d
SLEW_TIME:       27120.00 SOD {07:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14707 TJD;   242 DOY;   08/08/29
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       158.09d {+10h 32m 22s}   +9.19d {+09d 11' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         70.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      139.20d {+09h 16m 49s}  +15.90d {+15d 53' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        87.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 76.48,17.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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