[vsnet-grb 154914] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 4 12:12:26 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Aug 11 03:12:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.389d {-41d 23' 18"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 283.585d
SLEW_TIME:       11580.00 SOD {03:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15777 TJD;   216 DOY;   11/08/04
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 93
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       133.89d {+08h 55m 33s}  +17.35d {+17d 21' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         92.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      187.59d {+12h 30m 22s}   -8.62d {-08d 36' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        38.80 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [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 209.18,-14.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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