[vsnet-grb 96024] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 11 04:42:16 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Apr 09 19:42:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.835d {+14h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 172.304d
SLEW_TIME:       70980.00 SOD {19:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14931 TJD;   100 DOY;   09/04/10
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        19.46d {+01h 17m 51s}   +8.22d {+08d 13' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        145.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.51d {+14h 06m 03s}  -18.09d {-18d 05' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        23.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.99 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 87.60,-20.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.62 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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