[vsnet-grb 168087] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 11 10:25:14 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 11 Feb 12 01:25:14 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: 119.424d
SLEW_TIME:       5160.00 SOD {01:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15968 TJD;    42 DOY;   12/02/11
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 131
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       324.09d {+21h 36m 21s}  -14.27d {-14d 16' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         96.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      181.01d {+12h 04m 03s}   -5.59d {-05d 35' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        44.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 51.96,-5.19 [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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