[vsnet-grb 155844] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 17 01:58:49 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Aug 11 16:58:49 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: 287.472d
SLEW_TIME:       61140.00 SOD {16:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15789 TJD;   228 DOY;   11/08/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 105
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       145.81d {+09h 43m 15s}  +13.69d {+13d 41' 24"}
SUN_DIST:         81.42 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.78d {+23h 39m 08s}   +3.19d {+03d 11' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       129.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      92 [%]
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 335.35,9.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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