[vsnet-grb 83997] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Sep 29 21:12:49 JST 2008


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Sep 08 12:12:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.231d {+08h 40m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.041d {-45d 02' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  63.258d
SLEW_TIME:       43980.00 SOD {12:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       14738 TJD;   273 DOY;   08/09/29
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         30707,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           87.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       186.17d {+12h 24m 41s}   -2.67d {-02d 40' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         64.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      186.34d {+12h 25m 22s}   -7.13d {-07d 07' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        61.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.75 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 352.56,-2.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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