[vsnet-grb 160756] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Oct 21 03:33:54 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 20 Oct 11 18:33:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.225d {+08h 40m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.059d {-45d 03' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  88.912d
SLEW_TIME:       66840.00 SOD {18:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15854 TJD;   293 DOY;   11/10/20
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       205.07d {+13h 40m 17s}  -10.41d {-10d 24' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         71.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      125.98d {+08h 23m 55s}  +15.22d {+15d 12' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        60.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.05, -1.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.94,-59.76 [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 157.27,8.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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