[vsnet-grb 167979] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 09 Feb 12 06:07:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.370d {-41d 22' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.039d
SLEW_TIME:       22020.00 SOD {06:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15966 TJD;    40 DOY;   12/02/09
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 129
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       322.30d {+21h 29m 11s}  -14.85d {-14d 50' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         95.35 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      157.21d {+10h 28m 51s}   +4.15d {+04d 08' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        66.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.95 [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 347.47,-2.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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