[vsnet-grb 178451] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jun 24 11:51:30 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Jun 12 02:51:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.186d {+08h 40m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.079d {-45d 04' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 325.474d
SLEW_TIME:       10320.00 SOD {02:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16102 TJD;   176 DOY;   12/06/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 84
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        93.28d {+06h 13m 06s}  +23.40d {+23d 24' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         76.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      145.74d {+09h 42m 57s}   +8.22d {+08d 13' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        55.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 174.40,-14.97 [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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