[vsnet-grb 172793] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Apr 12 15:59:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.176d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.052d {-45d 03' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 255.068d
SLEW_TIME:       57600.00 SOD {16:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16029 TJD;   103 DOY;   12/04/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 63
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        21.41d {+01h 25m 39s}   +8.99d {+08d 59' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        109.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      284.03d {+18h 56m 08s}  -19.76d {-19d 45' 44"}
MOON_DIST:       110.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      59 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.03, -1.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.88,-59.78 [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 9.30,14.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.46 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.