[vsnet-grb 169556] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 01 Mar 12 15:03:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.183d {+08h 40m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.040d {-45d 02' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 222.207d
SLEW_TIME:       54240.00 SOD {15:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15987 TJD;    61 DOY;   12/03/01
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 51
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       342.87d {+22h 51m 30s}   -7.27d {-07d 16' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        120.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       76.65d {+05h 06m 36s}  +22.14d {+22d 08' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        83.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.87,-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 89.66,-16.12 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.