[vsnet-grb 162941] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Nov 28 01:17:30 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 27 Nov 11 16:17:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.222d {+08h 40m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.048d {-45d 02' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.754d
SLEW_TIME:       58680.00 SOD {16:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15892 TJD;   331 DOY;   11/11/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 24
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       243.12d {+16h 12m 30s}  -21.14d {-21d 08' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         89.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      278.29d {+18h 33m 11s}  -21.15d {-21d 09' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       107.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 86.15,-13.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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