[vsnet-grb 88120] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Nov 22 07:02:39 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Nov 08 22:02:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   100.207d {+06h 40m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +9.787d {+09d 47' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 123.028d
SLEW_TIME:       79380.00 SOD {22:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14791 TJD;   326 DOY;   08/11/21
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        V590 Mon 
TGT_NUM:         37634,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       237.79d {+15h 51m 10s}  -20.14d {-20d 08' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        137.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      173.63d {+11h 34m 32s}   -0.92d {-00d 55' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        73.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      203.02,  2.12 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      100.34,-13.29 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 126.70,-9.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.66) 6.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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