[vsnet-grb 179849] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jul 12 17:24:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Jul 12 08:24:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.195d {+08h 40m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.083d {-45d 04' 57"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 349.911d
SLEW_TIME:       30300.00 SOD {08:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16120 TJD;   194 DOY;   12/07/12
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 89
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       112.05d {+07h 28m 13s}  +21.89d {+21d 53' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         69.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= -1.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.29d {+02h 05m 09s}  +15.47d {+15d 28' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       107.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.06, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-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 6.07,4.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.71) 6.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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