[vsnet-grb 166802] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 22 19:57:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 22 Jan 12 10:57:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.199d {+08h 40m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.033d {-45d 01' 59"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 182.499d
SLEW_TIME:       39480.00 SOD {10:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15948 TJD;    22 DOY;   12/01/22
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 40
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       304.07d {+20h 16m 16s}  -19.75d {-19d 45' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        114.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      292.17d {+19h 28m 41s}  -18.63d {-18d 37' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       114.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.93 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.89,-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 208.19,-7.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.73 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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