[vsnet-grb 129394] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 9 07:47:39 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Aug 10 22:47:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.397d {-41d 23' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.500d
SLEW_TIME:       82080.00 SOD {22:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15416 TJD;   220 DOY;   10/08/08
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       138.73d {+09h 14m 55s}  +15.96d {+15d 57' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         87.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      121.37d {+08h 05m 28s}  +18.65d {+18d 39' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       101.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [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 177.07,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.88 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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