[vsnet-grb 167281] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 30 05:56:36 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jan 12 20:56:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.195d {+08h 40m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.034d {-45d 02' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 190.230d
SLEW_TIME:       75420.00 SOD {20:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15955 TJD;    29 DOY;   12/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       311.79d {+20h 47m 10s}  -17.91d {-17d 54' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        117.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       22.09d {+01h 28m 21s}  +13.29d {+13d 17' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       112.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.88,-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 10.89,-4.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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