[vsnet-grb 167982] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Feb 12 07:12:53 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: 186.182d
SLEW_TIME:       25980.00 SOD {07:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15966 TJD;    40 DOY;   12/02/09
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 45
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       322.34d {+21h 29m 22s}  -14.83d {-14d 50' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        119.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      157.81d {+10h 31m 15s}   +3.90d {+03d 54' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        54.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 215.45,19.50 [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.