[vsnet-grb 83793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 26 Sep 08 18:07:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.228d {+08h 40m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.037d {-45d 02' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  52.787d
SLEW_TIME:       65280.00 SOD {18:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14735 TJD;   270 DOY;   08/09/26
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       183.69d {+12h 14m 45s}   -1.60d {-01d 35' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         63.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      153.83d {+10h 15m 18s}   +9.36d {+09d 21' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        58.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
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 216.54,-19.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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