[vsnet-grb 83936] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 29 01:46:34 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Sep 08 16:46:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.229d {+08h 40m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.038d {-45d 02' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  56.510d
SLEW_TIME:       60420.00 SOD {16:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14737 TJD;   272 DOY;   08/09/28
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       185.44d {+12h 21m 46s}   -2.35d {-02d 21' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         64.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      176.92d {+11h 47m 42s}   -2.37d {-02d 21' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        59.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.74 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 250.35,-15.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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