[vsnet-grb 162037] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 14 05:35:58 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 13 Nov 11 20:35:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.222d {+08h 40m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.047d {-45d 02' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.292d
SLEW_TIME:       74160.00 SOD {20:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15878 TJD;   317 DOY;   11/11/13
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       228.68d {+15h 14m 43s}  -18.03d {-18d 02' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         83.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       84.15d {+05h 36m 35s}  +22.42d {+22d 25' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        79.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.75 [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 151.07,-17.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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