[vsnet-grb 156828] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 29 21:30:48 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 29 Aug 11 12:30:48 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:  35.617d
SLEW_TIME:       45060.00 SOD {12:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15802 TJD;   241 DOY;   11/08/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       157.62d {+10h 30m 29s}   +9.37d {+09d 22' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         59.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.77d {+10h 43m 05s}   +2.83d {+02d 49' 40"}
MOON_DIST:        55.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 234.45,-13.52 [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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