[vsnet-grb 176531] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 May 12 14:23:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.178d {+08h 40m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.071d {-45d 04' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 299.321d
SLEW_TIME:       51840.00 SOD {14:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16078 TJD;   152 DOY;   12/05/31
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 77
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        68.92d {+04h 35m 42s}  +22.02d {+22d 01' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         87.26 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      193.74d {+12h 54m 58s}  -10.06d {-10d 03' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        64.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.04, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.90,-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 15.45,13.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 7.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.