[vsnet-grb 168739] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 20 02:30:31 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Feb 12 17:30:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.191d {+08h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 201.490d
SLEW_TIME:       63060.00 SOD {17:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15976 TJD;    50 DOY;   12/02/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 48
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       332.54d {+22h 10m 09s}  -11.30d {-11d 18' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        120.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.15d {+20h 20m 35s}  -15.34d {-15d 20' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       119.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 55.68,11.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.56 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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