[vsnet-grb 81708] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 2 08:51:35 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 01 Sep 08 23:51:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.167d
SLEW_TIME:       85920.00 SOD {23:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14711 TJD;   246 DOY;   08/09/02
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       161.43d {+10h 45m 44s}   +7.86d {+07d 51' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         66.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      184.48d {+12h 17m 55s}   -6.23d {-06d 13' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        42.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 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 184.15,12.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.96 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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