[vsnet-grb 155909] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 18 00:24:01 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 17 Aug 11 15:24:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.391d {-41d 23' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.325d
SLEW_TIME:       55440.00 SOD {15:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15790 TJD;   229 DOY;   11/08/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 106
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       146.69d {+09h 46m 45s}  +13.39d {+13d 23' 35"}
SUN_DIST:         80.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.15d {+00h 20m 36s}   +7.47d {+07d 28' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       139.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
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 346.32,8.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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