[vsnet-grb 168025] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 10 10:27:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 10 Feb 12 01:27:15 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: 121.127d
SLEW_TIME:       5280.00 SOD {01:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15967 TJD;    41 DOY;   12/02/10
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 130
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       323.10d {+21h 32m 23s}  -14.59d {-14d 35' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         96.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      167.79d {+11h 11m 09s}   -0.20d {-00d 11' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        56.74 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 74.37,-10.34 [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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