[vsnet-grb 91431] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 6 19:05:34 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 06 Feb 09 10:05:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.110d
SLEW_TIME:       36360.00 SOD {10:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14868 TJD;    37 DOY;   09/02/06
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90041,   Seg_Num: 66
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       320.20d {+21h 20m 47s}  -15.51d {-15d 30' 39"}
SUN_DIST:         93.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       94.36d {+06h 17m 27s}  +26.32d {+26d 18' 60"}
MOON_DIST:       126.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
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 218.53,16.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.72 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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