[vsnet-grb 169778] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Mar 5 03:33:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 04 Mar 12 18:33:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.181d {+08h 40m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.041d {-45d 02' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.193d
SLEW_TIME:       66840.00 SOD {18:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15990 TJD;    64 DOY;   12/03/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 52
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       345.81d {+23h 03m 13s}   -6.07d {-06d 04' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        119.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      118.70d {+07h 54m 49s}  +17.02d {+17d 01' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        62.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 15.03,-16.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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