[vsnet-grb 149419] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 20 23:20:58 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 May 11 14:20:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.817d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.906d
SLEW_TIME:       51660.00 SOD {14:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15701 TJD;   140 DOY;   11/05/20
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        57.02d {+03h 48m 05s}  +19.98d {+19d 59' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        149.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      281.09d {+18h 44m 23s}  -21.54d {-21d 32' 13"}
MOON_DIST:        61.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 61.79,20.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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