[vsnet-grb 131861] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 12 22:36:25 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 12 Sep 10 13:36:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.837d
SLEW_TIME:       49020.00 SOD {13:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15451 TJD;   255 DOY;   10/09/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       170.52d {+11h 22m 04s}   +4.08d {+04d 05' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         58.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      223.01d {+14h 52m 02s}  -20.72d {-20d 43' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        23.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      23 [%]
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 28.80,-19.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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