[vsnet-grb 174161] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Apr 30 08:14:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Apr 12 23:14:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.175d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.059d {-45d 03' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.239d
SLEW_TIME:       83700.00 SOD {23:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16046 TJD;   120 DOY;   12/04/29
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 68
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        37.61d {+02h 30m 27s}  +14.82d {+14d 49' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        102.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.53d {+09h 10m 08s}  +11.06d {+11d 03' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        56.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      56 [%]
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 193.51,-8.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 8.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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