[vsnet-grb 89975] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 21 03:15:17 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Jan 09 18:15:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.491d
SLEW_TIME:       65760.00 SOD {18:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14851 TJD;    20 DOY;   09/01/20
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 61
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       303.04d {+20h 12m 11s}  -19.97d {-19d 58' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         78.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      237.01d {+15h 48m 02s}  -25.08d {-25d 04' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        27.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.16, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.73,-26.98 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 143.65,14.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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