[vsnet-grb 91841] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 12 11:27:49 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Feb 09 02:27:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   102.990d {+06h 51m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.170d {-48d 10' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.368d
SLEW_TIME:       8880.00 SOD {02:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14874 TJD;    43 DOY;   09/02/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        J065201.0-480858 
TGT_NUM:         38789,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       325.83d {+21h 43m 20s}  -13.68d {-13d 41' 02"}
SUN_DIST:        107.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      175.33d {+11h 41m 18s}   -2.19d {-02d 11' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        76.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      257.80,-19.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      116.56,-70.41 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 288.82,16.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.42) 8.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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