[vsnet-grb 171928] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 2 03:25:24 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 01 Apr 12 18:25:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.177d {+08h 40m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.047d {-45d 02' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 243.674d
SLEW_TIME:       66360.00 SOD {18:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16018 TJD;    92 DOY;   12/04/01
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 60
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        11.43d {+00h 45m 43s}   +4.91d {+04d 54' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        113.58 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.57d {+08h 26m 16s}  +14.66d {+14d 39' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        59.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.96 [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 318.71,12.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.75 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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