[vsnet-grb 76676] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jun 30 03:47:44 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jun 08 18:47:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.191d {+08h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 340.360d
SLEW_TIME:       67680.00 SOD {18:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14646 TJD;   181 DOY;   08/06/29
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [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:        99.12d {+06h 36m 28s}  +23.17d {+23d 10' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         73.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.91d {+03h 11m 38s}  +23.15d {+23d 09' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       101.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
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 218.91,-14.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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