[vsnet-grb 178173] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jun 21 11:42:18 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Jun 12 02:42:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.185d {+08h 40m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.079d {-45d 04' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 325.061d
SLEW_TIME:       9780.00 SOD {02:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16099 TJD;   173 DOY;   12/06/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 83
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        90.15d {+06h 00m 36s}  +23.44d {+23d 26' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         77.70 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      108.03d {+07h 12m 08s}  +18.91d {+18d 54' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        67.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.05, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.92,-59.80 [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 183.03,-18.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 6.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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