[vsnet-grb 130248] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Aug 22 18:51:56 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 22 Aug 10 09:51:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.136d
SLEW_TIME:       35520.00 SOD {09:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15430 TJD;   234 DOY;   10/08/22
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       151.33d {+10h 05m 19s}  +11.75d {+11d 44' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         76.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      305.94d {+20h 23m 46s}  -17.28d {-17d 16' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        82.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 13.42,4.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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