[vsnet-grb 153953] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jul 21 15:37:44 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Jul 11 06:37:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.386d {-41d 23' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.479d
SLEW_TIME:       23880.00 SOD {06:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15763 TJD;   202 DOY;   11/07/21
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 80
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       120.28d {+08h 01m 08s}  +20.52d {+20d 31' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        103.92 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        4.50d {+00h 18m 00s}   +7.42d {+07d 25' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       138.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 115.63,5.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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