[vsnet-grb 94249] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 19 05:07:35 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Mar 09 20:07:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.261d {+10h 45m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 194.238d
SLEW_TIME:       72480.00 SOD {20:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14908 TJD;    77 DOY;   09/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Eta Carinae 
TGT_NUM:         90033,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       358.49d {+23h 53m 58s}   -0.65d {-00d 39' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        118.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      269.31d {+17h 57m 15s}  -26.68d {-26d 41' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        75.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      287.61, -0.65 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      202.19,-58.95 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 337.50,-2.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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