[vsnet-grb 149702] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 24 18:50:33 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 May 11 09:50:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.814d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.365d {-41d 21' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 225.646d
SLEW_TIME:       35460.00 SOD {09:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15705 TJD;   144 DOY;   11/05/24
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        60.85d {+04h 03m 24s}  +20.74d {+20d 44' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        147.40 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      329.20d {+21h 56m 49s}   -7.43d {-07d 26' 04"}
MOON_DIST:       105.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
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 121.40,17.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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