[vsnet-grb 167755] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 6 06:23:23 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Feb 12 21:23:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.197d {+08h 40m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.033d {-45d 02' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 187.317d
SLEW_TIME:       77040.00 SOD {21:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15962 TJD;    36 DOY;   12/02/05
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 44
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       318.93d {+21h 15m 44s}  -15.90d {-15d 53' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        118.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      112.35d {+07h 29m 25s}  +18.70d {+18d 41' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        65.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 6.32,15.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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