[vsnet-grb 154880] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 3 23:15:30 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Aug 11 14:15:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 295.774d
SLEW_TIME:       51360.00 SOD {14:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15776 TJD;   215 DOY;   11/08/03
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 92
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       133.37d {+08h 53m 28s}  +17.49d {+17d 29' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         92.62 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      180.31d {+12h 01m 13s}   -5.64d {-05d 38' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        45.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 16.07,-19.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.07 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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