[vsnet-grb 167510] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 2 17:47:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 02 Feb 12 08:47:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.428d
SLEW_TIME:       31680.00 SOD {08:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15959 TJD;    33 DOY;   12/02/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 122
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       315.37d {+21h 01m 28s}  -16.94d {-16d 56' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         89.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       64.82d {+04h 19m 17s}  +21.98d {+21d 58' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       145.64 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      70 [%]
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 258.23,20.30 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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