[vsnet-grb 131308] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 5 15:30:33 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Sep 10 06:30:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.035d
SLEW_TIME:       23460.00 SOD {06:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15444 TJD;   248 DOY;   10/09/05
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       163.96d {+10h 55m 49s}   +6.83d {+06d 49' 53"}
SUN_DIST:         64.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      119.71d {+07h 58m 51s}  +18.91d {+18d 54' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       103.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 134.23,-5.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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