[vsnet-grb 176025] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 24 22:39:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 May 12 13:38:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.177d {+08h 40m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.068d {-45d 04' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 293.126d
SLEW_TIME:       49140.00 SOD {13:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16071 TJD;   145 DOY;   12/05/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 75
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        61.77d {+04h 07m 06s}  +20.90d {+20d 54' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         90.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.01d {+06h 56m 02s}  +19.50d {+19d 29' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        68.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -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 344.95,15.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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