[vsnet-grb 83050] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 17 06:58:31 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Sep 08 21:58:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.817d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 324.805d
SLEW_TIME:       79140.00 SOD {21:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14725 TJD;   260 DOY;   08/09/16
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       174.85d {+11h 39m 24s}   +2.23d {+02d 13' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         54.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.29d {+00h 45m 10s}   +9.43d {+09d 25' 60"}
MOON_DIST:       143.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 165.03,-11.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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