[vsnet-grb 161000] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Oct 24 05:11:32 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 Oct 11 20:11:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.225d {+08h 40m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.056d {-45d 03' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.916d
SLEW_TIME:       72720.00 SOD {20:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15857 TJD;   296 DOY;   11/10/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       207.98d {+13h 51m 54s}  -11.50d {-11d 29' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         73.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.77d {+11h 07m 05s}   +0.12d {+00d 06' 60"}
MOON_DIST:        55.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.05, -1.93 [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 84.79,0.33 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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