[vsnet-grb 128408] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jul 26 08:14:50 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 25 Jul 10 23:14:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.388d {-41d 23' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 280.693d
SLEW_TIME:       83700.00 SOD {23:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15402 TJD;   206 DOY;   10/07/25
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       125.18d {+08h 20m 44s}  +19.51d {+19d 30' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         99.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      303.55d {+20h 14m 12s}  -17.99d {-17d 59' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        80.08 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.98 [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 209.99,-5.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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