[vsnet-grb 175111] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 13 May 12 05:08:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.175d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.063d {-45d 03' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.729d
SLEW_TIME:       18540.00 SOD {05:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16060 TJD;   134 DOY;   12/05/13
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 72
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:        50.45d {+03h 21m 47s}  +18.48d {+18d 28' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         96.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      326.96d {+21h 47m 51s}   -7.74d {-07d 44' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       125.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.03, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.89,-59.79 [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 163.39,2.80 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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