[vsnet-grb 154453] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jul 29 09:46:00 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 Jul 11 00:45:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 290.889d
SLEW_TIME:       2760.00 SOD {00:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15771 TJD;   210 DOY;   11/07/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 87
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       127.96d {+08h 31m 49s}  +18.87d {+18d 52' 18"}
SUN_DIST:         97.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      104.01d {+06h 56m 02s}  +21.08d {+21d 04' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       116.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [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 172.02,-5.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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