[vsnet-grb 87604] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 14 14:37:54 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Nov 08 05:37:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.184d {-24d 11' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.195d
SLEW_TIME:       20280.00 SOD {05:38:00.00} 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:       229.81d {+15h 19m 14s}  -18.32d {-18d 19' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         55.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       62.85d {+04h 11m 24s}  +25.80d {+25d 47' 55"}
MOON_DIST:       138.35 [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 95.67,-1.25 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 1.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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