[vsnet-grb 178841] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jun 28 16:33:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 28 Jun 12 07:33:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.186d {+08h 40m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.079d {-45d 04' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 326.694d
SLEW_TIME:       27240.00 SOD {07:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16106 TJD;   180 DOY;   12/06/28
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 85
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        97.63d {+06h 30m 31s}  +23.25d {+23d 15' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         74.57 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      199.31d {+13h 17m 15s}  -11.86d {-11d 51' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        66.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 21.28,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 6.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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