[vsnet-grb 82359] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 9 12:42:15 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 Sep 08 03:42:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.369d {-41d 22' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 305.066d
SLEW_TIME:       13380.00 SOD {03:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14718 TJD;   253 DOY;   08/09/09
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       167.89d {+11h 11m 33s}   +5.20d {+05d 11' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         60.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      274.50d {+18h 17m 59s}  -27.06d {-27d 03' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        53.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
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 106.42,0.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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