[vsnet-grb 170808] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 18 13:33:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Mar 12 04:33:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.181d {+08h 40m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.042d {-45d 02' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.304d
SLEW_TIME:       16440.00 SOD {04:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16004 TJD;    78 DOY;   12/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       358.15d {+23h 52m 36s}   -0.80d {-00d 48' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        117.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.85d {+20h 31m 23s}  -14.43d {-14d 25' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       120.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.95 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.87,-59.77 [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 150.77,-20.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 9.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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