[vsnet-grb 87587] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 14 09:48:48 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Nov 08 00:48:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.865d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.187d {-24d 11' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.140d
SLEW_TIME:       2940.00 SOD {00:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14784 TJD;   319 DOY;   08/11/14
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        HD 179949 
TGT_NUM:         36405,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       229.60d {+15h 18m 25s}  -18.27d {-18d 16' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         55.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       59.55d {+03h 58m 12s}  +25.30d {+25d 18' 17"}
MOON_DIST:       135.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       13.44,-15.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      287.16, -1.86 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 168.88,-1.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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