[vsnet-grb 149644] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 23 21:58:46 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 May 11 12:58:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.814d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.365d {-41d 21' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 223.605d
SLEW_TIME:       46740.00 SOD {12:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15704 TJD;   143 DOY;   11/05/23
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        59.97d {+03h 59m 53s}  +20.57d {+20d 34' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        147.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      319.21d {+21h 16m 51s}  -11.32d {-11d 19' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        95.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 76.58,18.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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