[vsnet-grb 87472] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 12 17:52:24 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Nov 08 08:52:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     3.358d {+00h 13m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +40.873d {+40d 52' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 300.488d
SLEW_TIME:       31980.00 SOD {08:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14782 TJD;   317 DOY;   08/11/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MOJ2B0010+405 
TGT_NUM:         36298,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       227.90d {+15h 11m 37s}  -17.83d {-17d 49' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        135.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.67d {+02h 14m 40s}  +18.77d {+18d 45' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        33.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      115.23,-21.43 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       21.74, 35.65 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 97.06,11.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.72) 9.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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