[vsnet-grb 154806] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Aug 2 21:36:35 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 Aug 11 12:36:34 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.388d {-41d 23' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 281.951d
SLEW_TIME:       45420.00 SOD {12:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15775 TJD;   214 DOY;   11/08/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 91
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       132.33d {+08h 49m 20s}  +17.77d {+17d 46' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         93.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      166.02d {+11h 04m 04s}   +0.48d {+00d 28' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        58.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
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 54.41,-19.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.34 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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