[vsnet-grb 171704] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Mar 12 19:47:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.178d {+08h 40m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.047d {-45d 02' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 241.993d
SLEW_TIME:       71280.00 SOD {19:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16015 TJD;    89 DOY;   12/03/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 59
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:         8.75d {+00h 35m 00s}   +3.77d {+03d 46' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        114.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.04d {+05h 52m 09s}  +21.49d {+21d 29' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        76.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
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 292.26,2.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.