[vsnet-grb 167302] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 30 14:37:50 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Jan 12 05:37:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.496d
SLEW_TIME:       20280.00 SOD {05:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15956 TJD;    30 DOY;   12/01/30
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 120
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       312.16d {+20h 48m 40s}  -17.81d {-17d 48' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         86.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.29d {+01h 45m 09s}  +14.59d {+14d 35' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       152.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      41 [%]
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 18.50,16.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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