[vsnet-grb 87517] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 13 09:40:21 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 13 Nov 08 00:40:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   303.769d {+20h 15m 05s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +25.419d {+25d 25' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 240.390d
SLEW_TIME:       2460.00 SOD {00:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14783 TJD;   318 DOY;   08/11/13
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SWIFT J2015.2+2526 
TGT_NUM:         38083,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       228.58d {+15h 14m 18s}  -18.01d {-18d 00' 27"}
SUN_DIST:         85.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       43.55d {+02h 54m 12s}  +21.82d {+21d 48' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        88.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       65.02, -5.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      314.10, 43.83 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 163.48,-7.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.78) 10.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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