[vsnet-grb 151480] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jun 17 19:04:55 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 17 Jun 11 10:04:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.262d
SLEW_TIME:       36300.00 SOD {10:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15729 TJD;   168 DOY;   11/06/17
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 47
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        85.52d {+05h 42m 05s}  +23.37d {+23d 22' 24"}
SUN_DIST:        131.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      286.96d {+19h 07m 51s}  -20.43d {-20d 25' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        66.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 11.68,-8.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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