[vsnet-grb 138916] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 21 05:53:38 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Dec 10 20:53:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.388d {-41d 23' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.888d
SLEW_TIME:       75240.00 SOD {20:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15550 TJD;   354 DOY;   10/12/20
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 26
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       268.76d {+17h 55m 03s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         50.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       82.14d {+05h 28m 34s}  +24.24d {+24d 14' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       134.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.73,-26.97 [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 190.12,-14.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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