[vsnet-grb 155507] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 12 12:27:52 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 12 Aug 11 03:27:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.914d
SLEW_TIME:       12480.00 SOD {03:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15785 TJD;   224 DOY;   11/08/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 101
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       141.53d {+09h 26m 07s}  +15.09d {+15d 05' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         85.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.22d {+20h 04m 52s}  -17.10d {-17d 05' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        78.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
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 85.99,-20.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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