[vsnet-grb 167739] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 6 02:06:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 05 Feb 12 17:06:44 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: 118.108d
SLEW_TIME:       61620.00 SOD {17:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15962 TJD;    36 DOY;   12/02/05
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 125
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       318.75d {+21h 15m 01s}  -15.95d {-15d 57' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         92.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      109.92d {+07h 19m 42s}  +19.19d {+19d 11' 40"}
MOON_DIST:       110.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 193.15,4.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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