[vsnet-grb 165590] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Jan 12 09:29:29 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: 147.584d
SLEW_TIME:       34200.00 SOD {09:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15931 TJD;     5 DOY;   12/01/05
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       285.67d {+19h 02m 41s}  -22.66d {-22d 39' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        108.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       56.86d {+03h 47m 27s}  +21.40d {+21d 23' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        94.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 177.23,10.00 [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.