[vsnet-grb 94253] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 19 06:45:45 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 Mar 09 21:45:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   161.263d {+10h 45m 03s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.709d {-59d 42' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 189.141d
SLEW_TIME:       78360.00 SOD {21:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14908 TJD;    77 DOY;   09/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [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:       358.56d {+23h 54m 13s}   -0.63d {-00d 37' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        118.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      270.21d {+18h 00m 51s}  -26.63d {-26d 37' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        76.01 [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 319.49,0.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.21) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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