[vsnet-grb 99923] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 31 17:38:58 JST 2009


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 31 May 09 08:38:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   261.398d {+17h 25m 36s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.836d {+58d 50' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   5.157d
SLEW_TIME:       31140.00 SOD {08:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14982 TJD;   151 DOY;   09/05/31
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        6C B172448.7+585400 
TGT_NUM:         38426,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:        68.40d {+04h 33m 36s}  +21.95d {+21d 57' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         98.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.93d {+10h 51m 43s}   +3.65d {+03d 39' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        91.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.43, 33.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      239.05, 81.34 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 246.30,-16.29 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.51) 11.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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