[vsnet-grb 167242] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Jan 29 14:05:46 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Jan 12 05:05:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.632d
SLEW_TIME:       18360.00 SOD {05:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15955 TJD;    29 DOY;   12/01/29
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 119
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       311.11d {+20h 44m 27s}  -18.09d {-18d 05' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         85.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       14.50d {+00h 58m 01s}  +10.72d {+10d 43' 22"}
MOON_DIST:       146.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      32 [%]
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 306.04,14.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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