[vsnet-grb 154335] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jul 27 12:51:35 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 27 Jul 11 03:51:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.387d {-41d 23' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 279.343d
SLEW_TIME:       13920.00 SOD {03:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15769 TJD;   208 DOY;   11/07/27
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 85
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       126.12d {+08h 24m 28s}  +19.30d {+19d 17' 60"}
SUN_DIST:         98.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       77.32d {+05h 09m 17s}  +23.37d {+23d 22' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       137.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 137.88,-4.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.40 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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