[vsnet-grb 156714] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 28 10:10:44 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 28 Aug 11 01:10:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.214d {+08h 40m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.079d {-45d 04' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  35.497d
SLEW_TIME:       4260.00 SOD {01:11:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15801 TJD;   240 DOY;   11/08/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       156.28d {+10h 25m 07s}   +9.89d {+09d 53' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         59.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      140.55d {+09h 22m 12s}  +10.91d {+10d 54' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        56.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.06, -1.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.95,-59.78 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 17.32,-20.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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