[vsnet-grb 130812] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 30 01:58:51 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Aug 10 16:58:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.579d
SLEW_TIME:       61140.00 SOD {16:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15437 TJD;   241 DOY;   10/08/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       158.01d {+10h 32m 03s}   +9.22d {+09d 13' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         70.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.41d {+01h 49m 37s}  +16.37d {+16d 22' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       154.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
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 315.14,18.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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