[vsnet-grb 149984] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 28 17:46:52 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 May 11 08:46:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.812d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 22' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 230.095d
SLEW_TIME:       31620.00 SOD {08:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15709 TJD;   148 DOY;   11/05/28
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        64.85d {+04h 19m 25s}  +21.43d {+21d 25' 34"}
SUN_DIST:        145.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.70d {+00h 50m 48s}  +10.74d {+10d 44' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       145.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 178.17,-5.65 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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