[vsnet-grb 166927] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 24 18:46:38 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 24 Jan 12 09:46:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.374d {-41d 22' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 110.688d
SLEW_TIME:       35220.00 SOD {09:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15950 TJD;    24 DOY;   12/01/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 117
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       306.12d {+20h 24m 28s}  -19.30d {-19d 18' 01"}
SUN_DIST:         81.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.29d {+21h 13m 09s}  -11.25d {-11d 14' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        95.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 269.85,12.83 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.00 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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