[vsnet-grb 154091] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jul 23 18:56:40 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 23 Jul 11 09:56:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.386d {-41d 23' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 277.565d
SLEW_TIME:       35820.00 SOD {09:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15765 TJD;   204 DOY;   11/07/23
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 82
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       122.41d {+08h 09m 39s}  +20.10d {+20d 06' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        102.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       28.80d {+01h 55m 12s}  +16.08d {+16d 04' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       154.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 18.00,15.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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