[vsnet-grb 169040] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Feb 12 16:02:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.190d {+08h 40m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 201.927d
SLEW_TIME:       57780.00 SOD {16:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15980 TJD;    54 DOY;   12/02/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 49
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       336.31d {+22h 25m 14s}   -9.88d {-09d 52' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        120.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.97d {+23h 31m 53s}   +2.20d {+02d 11' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       123.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 21.33,17.89 [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.