[vsnet-grb 155969] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Aug 11 12:14:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.391d {-41d 23' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 288.412d
SLEW_TIME:       44100.00 SOD {12:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15791 TJD;   230 DOY;   11/08/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 107
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       147.49d {+09h 49m 59s}  +13.11d {+13d 06' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         79.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.88d {+00h 59m 32s}  +11.20d {+11d 12' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       146.62 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
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 11.87,2.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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