[vsnet-grb 149291] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 18 23:11:52 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 18 May 11 14:11:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.817d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 214.631d
SLEW_TIME:       51120.00 SOD {14:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15699 TJD;   138 DOY;   11/05/18
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        55.02d {+03h 40m 05s}  +19.55d {+19d 33' 17"}
SUN_DIST:        150.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      250.94d {+16h 43m 46s}  -23.26d {-23d 15' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        37.87 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-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 69.33,20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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