[vsnet-grb 168471] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 16 16:41:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Feb 12 07:41:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.190d {+08h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 203.583d
SLEW_TIME:       27720.00 SOD {07:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15973 TJD;    47 DOY;   12/02/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       329.24d {+21h 56m 58s}  -12.50d {-12d 30' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        119.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      256.70d {+17h 06m 48s}  -22.30d {-22d 17' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        96.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.94 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.88,-59.76 [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 207.99,16.96 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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