[vsnet-grb 164886] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Dec 11 18:44:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.212d {+08h 40m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.036d {-45d 02' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 151.418d
SLEW_TIME:       67500.00 SOD {18:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15920 TJD;   359 DOY;   11/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       273.94d {+18h 15m 46s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        103.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      288.13d {+19h 12m 32s}  -19.48d {-19d 29' 01"}
MOON_DIST:       112.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.03, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.90,-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 131.01,7.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.