[vsnet-grb 139343] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 27 12:34:57 JST 2010


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 27 Dec 10 03:34:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.971d
SLEW_TIME:       12900.00 SOD {03:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15557 TJD;   361 DOY;   10/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [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:       275.73d {+18h 22m 55s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         56.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      170.19d {+11h 20m 45s}   -1.41d {-01d 24' 25"}
MOON_DIST:        54.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [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 11.35,-4.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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