[vsnet-grb 167603] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 03 Feb 12 15:03:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 116.779d
SLEW_TIME:       54240.00 SOD {15:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15960 TJD;    34 DOY;   12/02/03
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 123
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       316.65d {+21h 06m 36s}  -16.57d {-16d 34' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         90.27 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.54d {+05h 26m 08s}  +22.40d {+22d 23' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       133.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
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 153.86,20.43 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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