[vsnet-grb 155206] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 8 10:54:21 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 08 Aug 11 01:54:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.390d {-41d 23' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 286.820d
SLEW_TIME:       6900.00 SOD {01:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15781 TJD;   220 DOY;   11/08/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 97
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       137.67d {+09h 10m 41s}  +16.27d {+16d 16' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         88.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      243.92d {+16h 15m 42s}  -22.76d {-22d 45' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        33.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 219.45,-8.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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