[vsnet-grb 81713] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 2 12:04:20 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Sep 08 03:04:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.757d
SLEW_TIME:       11100.00 SOD {03:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14711 TJD;   246 DOY;   08/09/02
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       161.55d {+10h 46m 13s}   +7.81d {+07d 48' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         66.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      186.05d {+12h 24m 11s}   -7.01d {-07d 00' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        40.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
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 135.29,12.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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