[vsnet-grb 162290] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Nov 18 03:50:31 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Nov 11 18:50:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.223d {+08h 40m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.049d {-45d 02' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 111.827d
SLEW_TIME:       67860.00 SOD {18:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15882 TJD;   321 DOY;   11/11/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       232.72d {+15h 30m 52s}  -19.03d {-19d 01' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         84.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      135.62d {+09h 02m 30s}  +12.02d {+12d 01' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        57.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-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 75.23,4.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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