[vsnet-grb 82592] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 12 09:41:37 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Sep 08 00:41:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.365d {-41d 21' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 316.438d
SLEW_TIME:       2520.00 SOD {00:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14721 TJD;   256 DOY;   08/09/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 46
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       170.47d {+11h 21m 53s}   +4.11d {+04d 06' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         58.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      311.67d {+20h 46m 41s}  -18.90d {-18d 54' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        85.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 129.04,0.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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