[vsnet-grb 156042] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Aug 11 07:30:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.391d {-41d 23' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 288.916d
SLEW_TIME:       27060.00 SOD {07:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15792 TJD;   231 DOY;   11/08/19
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 108
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       148.24d {+09h 52m 58s}  +12.85d {+12d 51' 15"}
SUN_DIST:         79.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       24.05d {+01h 36m 11s}  +14.36d {+14d 21' 29"}
MOON_DIST:       152.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
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 95.96,9.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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