[vsnet-grb 153786] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jul 19 14:11:48 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 19 Jul 11 05:11:47 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: 274.578d
SLEW_TIME:       18720.00 SOD {05:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15761 TJD;   200 DOY;   11/07/19
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 78
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       118.22d {+07h 52m 53s}  +20.91d {+20d 54' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        105.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      341.73d {+22h 46m 55s}   -2.23d {-02d 13' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       117.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 211.78,-14.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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