[vsnet-grb 150863] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jun 9 00:54:28 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Jun 11 15:54:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.626d
SLEW_TIME:       57300.00 SOD {15:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15720 TJD;   159 DOY;   11/06/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:        76.44d {+05h 05m 46s}  +22.85d {+22d 51' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        137.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.33d {+10h 45m 19s}   +2.28d {+02d 16' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        62.70 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 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 12.08,-14.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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