[vsnet-grb 89471] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 14 16:59:39 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 14 Jan 09 07:59:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.281d {+10h 45m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.705d {-59d 42' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 145.750d
SLEW_TIME:       28800.00 SOD {08:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14845 TJD;    14 DOY;   09/01/14
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         31308,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       296.19d {+19h 44m 45s}  -21.26d {-21d 15' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         91.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      158.65d {+10h 34m 36s}   +6.34d {+06d 20' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        66.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.64 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.94 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 296.23,-2.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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