[vsnet-grb 167550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 3 07:48:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Feb 12 22:48:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.195d {+08h 40m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.034d {-45d 02' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 191.937d
SLEW_TIME:       82140.00 SOD {22:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15959 TJD;    33 DOY;   12/02/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       315.96d {+21h 03m 51s}  -16.77d {-16d 46' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        117.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.49d {+04h 49m 57s}  +22.38d {+22d 23' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        85.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
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 351.71,10.93 [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.  


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