[vsnet-grb 90368] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 24 14:52:36 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Jan 09 05:52:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   171.395d {+11h 25m 35s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -35.972d {-35d 58' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 142.616d
SLEW_TIME:       21180.00 SOD {05:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14855 TJD;    24 DOY;   09/01/24
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PMN J1125-3556 
TGT_NUM:         38464,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       306.71d {+20h 26m 50s}  -19.17d {-19d 09' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        110.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      282.85d {+18h 51m 24s}  -25.44d {-25d 26' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        90.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      284.06, 23.73 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      188.71,-35.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 347.73,20.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.22) 5.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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