[vsnet-grb 87567] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 14 03:03:40 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 13 Nov 08 18:03:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   162.989d {+10h 51m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +1.043d {+01d 02' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 113.197d
SLEW_TIME:       65040.00 SOD {18:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14783 TJD;   318 DOY;   08/11/13
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SDSS J105151.83+01031 
TGT_NUM:         38209,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=8333=0x208D
SUN_POSTN:       229.32d {+15h 17m 16s}  -18.20d {-18d 11' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         67.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       54.98d {+03h 39m 54s}  +24.49d {+24d 29' 34"}
MOON_DIST:       106.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      250.22, 51.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      163.92, -5.72 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 198.05,-20.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.38) 4.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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