[vsnet-grb 166271] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 16 04:48:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 12 19:48:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.209d {+08h 40m 50s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.602d
SLEW_TIME:       71340.00 SOD {19:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15941 TJD;    15 DOY;   12/01/15
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       297.01d {+19h 48m 02s}  -21.12d {-21d 07' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        112.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.67d {+12h 58m 41s}  -10.91d {-10d 54' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        64.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
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 10.05,-13.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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