[vsnet-grb 156875] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 30 10:21:55 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Aug 11 01:21:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.215d {+08h 40m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.078d {-45d 04' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  37.400d
SLEW_TIME:       4920.00 SOD {01:22:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15803 TJD;   242 DOY;   11/08/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       158.11d {+10h 32m 26s}   +9.18d {+09d 10' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         59.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      168.10d {+11h 12m 25s}   -0.30d {-00d 17' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        55.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 42.99,-11.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.38 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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