[vsnet-grb 166269] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 16 03:45:33 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 15 Jan 12 18:45:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.373d {-41d 22' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 112.019d
SLEW_TIME:       67560.00 SOD {18:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15941 TJD;    15 DOY;   12/01/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 114
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       296.96d {+19h 47m 51s}  -21.13d {-21d 07' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         73.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.08d {+12h 56m 19s}  -10.71d {-10d 42' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        34.15 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      57 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [deg] ecliptic lon,lat of the pointing direction
COMMENTS:        SWIFT Slew Notice to a preplanned target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any new BAT Automated Target.  
COMMENTS:        Note that preplanned targets are overridden by any TOO Target if the TOO has a higher Merit Value.  
COMMENTS:        The spacecraft longitude,latitude at Notice_time is 153.93,-3.91 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.03 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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