[vsnet-grb 162763] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 24 23:29:32 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Nov 11 14:29:32 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: 111.744d
SLEW_TIME:       52200.00 SOD {14:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15889 TJD;   328 DOY;   11/11/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       239.86d {+15h 59m 26s}  -20.55d {-20d 33' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         88.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.90d {+15h 19m 35s}  -20.28d {-20d 16' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        82.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 121.80,-8.16 [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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