[vsnet-grb 83731] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 26 03:21:41 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Sep 08 18:21:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   238.384d {+15h 53m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +23.774d {+23d 46' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.409d
SLEW_TIME:       66120.00 SOD {18:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14734 TJD;   269 DOY;   08/09/25
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J1553.6+2347 
TGT_NUM:         38073,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       182.80d {+12h 11m 11s}   -1.21d {-01d 12' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         59.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.32d {+09h 25m 18s}  +15.00d {+14d 59' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        90.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.74, 48.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      229.14, 42.83 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 288.49,-3.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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