[vsnet-grb 156385] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 24 02:18:56 JST 2011


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 23 Aug 11 17:18:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.182d
SLEW_TIME:       62340.00 SOD {17:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15796 TJD;   235 DOY;   11/08/23
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 112
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=258=0x102
SUN_POSTN:       152.31d {+10h 09m 15s}  +11.39d {+11d 23' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         75.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       79.86d {+05h 19m 27s}  +23.09d {+23d 05' 25"}
MOON_DIST:       135.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 271.21,8.54 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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