[vsnet-grb 181833] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 5 19:01:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Aug 12 10:01:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   130.197d {+08h 40m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -45.083d {-45d 04' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 354.023d
SLEW_TIME:       36120.00 SOD {10:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16144 TJD;   218 DOY;   12/08/05
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J08408-4503 
TGT_NUM:         37881,   Seg_Num: 96
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       135.85d {+09h 03m 24s}  +16.80d {+16d 48' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         62.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.84d {+23h 31m 21s}   +1.96d {+01d 57' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       122.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      264.06, -1.97 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      154.93,-59.79 [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 20.90,-18.22 [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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