[vsnet-grb 77941] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jul 16 07:07:00 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Jul 08 22:06:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.206d {+08h 40m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.027d {-45d 01' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 354.508d
SLEW_TIME:       79620.00 SOD {22:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14662 TJD;   197 DOY;   08/07/15
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       115.64d {+07h 42m 33s}  +21.35d {+21d 20' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         67.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      266.58d {+17h 46m 20s}  -27.55d {-27d 33' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        97.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.89,-59.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 188.79,19.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 10.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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