[vsnet-grb 165816] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 8 21:52:23 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jan 12 12:52:23 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: 150.999d
SLEW_TIME:       46380.00 SOD {12:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15934 TJD;     8 DOY;   12/01/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       289.11d {+19h 16m 26s}  -22.27d {-22d 16' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        109.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       99.02d {+06h 36m 04s}  +21.13d {+21d 07' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        72.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 115.37,5.35 [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.  


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