[vsnet-grb 170606] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 15 15:04:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Mar 12 06:04:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.183d {+08h 40m 44s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.040d {-45d 02' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 222.912d
SLEW_TIME:       21900.00 SOD {06:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16001 TJD;    75 DOY;   12/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 55
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       355.47d {+23h 41m 52s}   -1.96d {-01d 57' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        118.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.19d {+17h 48m 47s}  -21.83d {-21d 49' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       102.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 153.25,-20.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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