[vsnet-grb 82097] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 6 15:45:36 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Sep 08 06:45:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.893d
SLEW_TIME:       24360.00 SOD {06:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14715 TJD;   250 DOY;   08/09/06
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       165.30d {+11h 01m 13s}   +6.28d {+06d 16' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         63.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.54d {+15h 46m 10s}  -25.14d {-25d 08' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        26.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
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 92.61,-3.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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