[vsnet-grb 163643] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 9 03:43:00 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Dec 11 18:43:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.221d {+08h 40m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.045d {-45d 02' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.355d
SLEW_TIME:       67380.00 SOD {18:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15903 TJD;   342 DOY;   11/12/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       255.14d {+17h 00m 34s}  -22.73d {-22d 44' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         95.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       53.20d {+03h 32m 48s}  +20.96d {+20d 57' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        96.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.92,-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 16.95,-20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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