[vsnet-grb 83765] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 26 16:10:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Sep 08 07:10:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.813d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 22' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.986d
SLEW_TIME:       25860.00 SOD {07:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14735 TJD;   270 DOY;   08/09/26
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 50
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       183.28d {+12h 13m 06s}   -1.42d {-01d 25' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         47.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.15d {+09h 52m 37s}  +12.02d {+12d 01' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        78.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 87.97,-4.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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