[vsnet-grb 169277] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 27 02:51:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Feb 12 17:51:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.190d {+08h 40m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.035d {-45d 02' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 204.472d
SLEW_TIME:       64320.00 SOD {17:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15983 TJD;    57 DOY;   12/02/26
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 50
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       339.22d {+22h 36m 54s}   -8.74d {-08d 44' 30"}
SUN_DIST:        120.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       28.41d {+01h 53m 39s}  +14.91d {+14d 54' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       108.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
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 11.65,6.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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