[vsnet-grb 96550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Apr 18 06:49:25 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Apr 09 21:49:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.829d {+14h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.408d {-41d 24' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 186.191d
SLEW_TIME:       78600.00 SOD {21:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14938 TJD;   107 DOY;   09/04/17
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90218,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           85.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        26.01d {+01h 44m 03s}  +10.76d {+10d 45' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        149.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.93d {+20h 15m 43s}  -20.14d {-20d 08' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        78.95 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.47 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.71,-27.00 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 14.81,-18.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 1.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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