[vsnet-grb 165103] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 29 11:38:18 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Dec 11 02:38:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.213d {+08h 40m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.037d {-45d 02' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 147.179d
SLEW_TIME:       9540.00 SOD {02:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15924 TJD;   363 DOY;   11/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 33
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       277.63d {+18h 30m 32s}  -23.25d {-23d 15' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        105.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.78d {+22h 07m 07s}   -6.12d {-06d 07' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       125.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.03, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.91,-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 296.12,19.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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