[vsnet-grb 174649] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 06 May 12 10:52:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.175d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.061d {-45d 03' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.383d
SLEW_TIME:       39180.00 SOD {10:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16053 TJD;   127 DOY;   12/05/06
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        43.84d {+02h 55m 23s}  +16.72d {+16d 42' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         99.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      227.94d {+15h 11m 46s}  -19.20d {-19d 12' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        81.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.03, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.89,-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 23.90,-20.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.