[vsnet-grb 150149] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 May 11 13:30:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.368d {-41d 22' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 234.759d
SLEW_TIME:       48660.00 SOD {13:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15711 TJD;   150 DOY;   11/05/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        67.09d {+04h 28m 22s}  +21.77d {+21d 46' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        143.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       38.77d {+02h 35m 05s}  +18.90d {+18d 53' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       156.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.97 [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 19.95,17.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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