[vsnet-grb 148837] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 12 06:37:49 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 11 May 11 21:37:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.824d {+14h 03m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.359d {-41d 21' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 198.282d
SLEW_TIME:       77880.00 SOD {21:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15692 TJD;   131 DOY;   11/05/11
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        48.41d {+03h 13m 39s}  +17.97d {+17d 57' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        152.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      154.60d {+10h 18m 24s}   +5.22d {+05d 13' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        69.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.95 [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 319.57,13.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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