[vsnet-grb 82352] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 9 11:05:53 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Sep 08 02:05:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.370d {-41d 22' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.845d
SLEW_TIME:       7560.00 SOD {02:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14718 TJD;   253 DOY;   08/09/09
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           98.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       167.83d {+11h 11m 19s}   +5.22d {+05d 13' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         60.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      273.61d {+18h 14m 26s}  -27.14d {-27d 08' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        52.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      64 [%]
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 131.03,0.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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