[vsnet-grb 82105] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 6 18:54:24 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 06 Sep 08 09:54:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.172d
SLEW_TIME:       35700.00 SOD {09:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14715 TJD;   250 DOY;   08/09/06
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [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:       165.42d {+11h 01m 41s}   +6.23d {+06d 13' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         63.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.23d {+15h 52m 56s}  -25.45d {-25d 26' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        27.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      39 [%]
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 12.60,8.83 [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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