[vsnet-grb 167878] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 8 05:14:44 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 07 Feb 12 20:14:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 118.898d
SLEW_TIME:       72900.00 SOD {20:15:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15964 TJD;    38 DOY;   12/02/07
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 127
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       320.89d {+21h 23m 34s}  -15.29d {-15d 17' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         94.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      138.62d {+09h 14m 28s}  +11.23d {+11d 13' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        84.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 98.57,14.19 [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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