[vsnet-grb 124097] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 23 May 10 03:07:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.365d {-41d 21' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.211d
SLEW_TIME:       11280.00 SOD {03:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15339 TJD;   143 DOY;   10/05/23
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:        59.80d {+03h 59m 13s}  +20.54d {+20d 32' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        147.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.12d {+11h 52m 29s}   -4.71d {-04d 42' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        46.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overriden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 237.81,13.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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