[vsnet-grb 87617] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 14 19:26:59 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 14 Nov 08 10:26:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   288.864d {+19h 15m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -24.186d {-24d 11' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.318d
SLEW_TIME:       37620.00 SOD {10:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14784 TJD;   319 DOY;   08/11/14
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [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:       230.02d {+15h 20m 04s}  -18.38d {-18d 22' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         54.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.18d {+04h 24m 43s}  +26.22d {+26d 13' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       141.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 11.24,-5.47 [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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