[vsnet-grb 155652] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 13 Aug 11 21:29:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.390d {-41d 23' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 287.788d
SLEW_TIME:       77400.00 SOD {21:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15786 TJD;   225 DOY;   11/08/13
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 102
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       143.18d {+09h 32m 43s}  +14.56d {+14d 33' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         83.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      322.83d {+21h 31m 20s}  -10.01d {-10d 00' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        99.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 258.03,-1.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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