[vsnet-grb 83730] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 26 03:13:49 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Sep 08 18:13:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.228d {+08h 40m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.036d {-45d 02' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  51.921d
SLEW_TIME:       65640.00 SOD {18:14:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14734 TJD;   269 DOY;   08/09/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       182.79d {+12h 11m 10s}   -1.21d {-01d 12' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         63.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      141.25d {+09h 25m 01s}  +15.03d {+15d 01' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        60.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.92,-59.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 261.56,-12.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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