[vsnet-grb 152348] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jun 29 18:31:19 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Jun 11 09:31:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.380d {-41d 22' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.283d
SLEW_TIME:       34320.00 SOD {09:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15741 TJD;   180 DOY;   11/06/29
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 59
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        97.97d {+06h 31m 52s}  +23.24d {+23d 14' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        122.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.93d {+04h 47m 44s}  +23.42d {+23d 25' 06"}
MOON_DIST:       141.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.98 [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 16.56,-19.05 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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