[vsnet-grb 76754] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 1 05:29:37 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Jun 08 20:29:35 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: 340.235d
SLEW_TIME:       73800.00 SOD {20:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14647 TJD;   182 DOY;   08/06/30
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:       100.22d {+06h 40m 54s}  +23.10d {+23d 06' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         73.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       65.09d {+04h 20m 22s}  +26.36d {+26d 21' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        92.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
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 191.81,-12.30 [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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