[vsnet-grb 167899] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 8 13:08:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Feb 12 04:08:55 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: 119.841d
SLEW_TIME:       14940.00 SOD {04:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15965 TJD;    39 DOY;   12/02/08
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 128
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       321.22d {+21h 24m 53s}  -15.19d {-15d 11' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         94.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.98d {+09h 31m 55s}   +9.67d {+09d 40' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        80.50 [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 312.79,19.06 [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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