[vsnet-grb 78030] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jul 17 08:44:56 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 16 Jul 08 23:44:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.207d {+08h 40m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.027d {-45d 01' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 355.883d
SLEW_TIME:       85500.00 SOD {23:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14664 TJD;   199 DOY;   08/07/17
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       116.71d {+07h 46m 51s}  +21.17d {+21d 10' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         67.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.96d {+18h 43m 50s}  -26.41d {-26d 24' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       103.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 146.53,20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 10.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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