[vsnet-grb 167795] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 6 21:02:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 06 Feb 12 12:02:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.370d {-41d 22' 12"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 119.512d
SLEW_TIME:       43380.00 SOD {12:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15963 TJD;    37 DOY;   12/02/06
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 126
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       319.55d {+21h 18m 11s}  -15.71d {-15d 42' 36"}
SUN_DIST:         92.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      120.64d {+08h 02m 33s}  +16.74d {+16d 44' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       101.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 195.20,20.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.22 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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