[vsnet-grb 149498] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 21 23:25:49 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 May 11 14:25:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.816d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.364d {-41d 21' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 219.554d
SLEW_TIME:       51960.00 SOD {14:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15702 TJD;   141 DOY;   11/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1440.00 [sec]   (=24.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 20
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        58.02d {+03h 52m 06s}  +20.19d {+20d 11' 26"}
SUN_DIST:        148.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.97d {+19h 39m 52s}  -18.80d {-18d 48' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        73.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
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 59.92,19.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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