[vsnet-grb 129831] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Aug 10 08:58:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.390d {-41d 23' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.874d
SLEW_TIME:       32340.00 SOD {08:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15423 TJD;   227 DOY;   10/08/15
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       144.79d {+09h 39m 10s}  +14.03d {+14d 01' 59"}
SUN_DIST:         82.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.06d {+14h 04m 14s}  -17.71d {-17d 42' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        23.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
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 19.08,-15.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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