[vsnet-grb 153567] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jul 16 15:39:48 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 16 Jul 11 06:39:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.385d {-41d 23' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 274.739d
SLEW_TIME:       24000.00 SOD {06:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15758 TJD;   197 DOY;   11/07/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 75
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       115.26d {+07h 41m 03s}  +21.41d {+21d 24' 27"}
SUN_DIST:        108.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      306.87d {+20h 27m 28s}  -15.46d {-15d 27' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        84.12 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-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 216.85,-15.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.48 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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