[vsnet-grb 76622] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jun 29 10:01:48 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jun 08 01:01:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.191d {+08h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 338.602d
SLEW_TIME:       3720.00 SOD {01:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14646 TJD;   181 DOY;   08/06/29
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           50.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        98.35d {+06h 33m 24s}  +23.22d {+23d 12' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         74.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       36.77d {+02h 27m 06s}  +19.95d {+19d 56' 45"}
MOON_DIST:       106.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.88,-59.76 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 88.46,-20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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