[vsnet-grb 167306] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jan 30 15:53:33 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 30 Jan 12 06:53:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.856d
SLEW_TIME:       24840.00 SOD {06:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15956 TJD;    30 DOY;   12/01/30
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       312.22d {+20h 48m 53s}  -17.80d {-17d 47' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         86.34 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.90d {+01h 47m 36s}  +14.78d {+14d 46' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       153.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
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 308.28,20.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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