[vsnet-grb 139339] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 27 11:05:28 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Dec 10 02:05:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.380d {-41d 22' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.141d
SLEW_TIME:       7560.00 SOD {02:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15557 TJD;   361 DOY;   10/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         90324,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           84.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4083=0xFF3
SUN_POSTN:       275.66d {+18h 22m 38s}  -23.34d {-23d 20' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         56.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      169.38d {+11h 17m 32s}   -1.04d {-01d 02' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        55.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [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 72.03,-16.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.64 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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