[vsnet-grb 172458] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 16:00:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.176d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.050d {-45d 03' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 251.016d
SLEW_TIME:       57600.00 SOD {16:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        17.74d {+01h 10m 57s}   +7.52d {+07d 31' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        111.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      222.48d {+14h 49m 55s}  -18.30d {-18d 17' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        78.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.02, -1.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.88,-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 69.64,5.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.