[vsnet-grb 179450] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Jul 12 00:22:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.187d {+08h 40m 45s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.080d {-45d 04' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 328.284d
SLEW_TIME:       1380.00 SOD {00:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16116 TJD;   190 DOY;   12/07/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 88
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       107.63d {+07h 10m 31s}  +22.45d {+22d 26' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         70.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      340.57d {+22h 42m 16s}   -2.68d {-02d 40' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       125.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
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 177.98,10.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 6.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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