[vsnet-grb 173862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Apr 26 11:27:49 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Apr 12 02:27:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.175d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.057d {-45d 03' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 267.800d
SLEW_TIME:       8880.00 SOD {02:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16043 TJD;   117 DOY;   12/04/26
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 67
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        33.94d {+02h 15m 47s}  +13.61d {+13d 36' 29"}
SUN_DIST:        104.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.15d {+05h 52m 35s}  +21.32d {+21d 19' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        76.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 206.17,-17.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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