[vsnet-grb 168265] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 13 12:11:51 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 13 Feb 12 03:11:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.369d {-41d 22' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.410d
SLEW_TIME:       11520.00 SOD {03:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15970 TJD;    44 DOY;   12/02/13
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 133
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       326.13d {+21h 44m 31s}  -13.58d {-13d 34' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         98.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      209.55d {+13h 58m 11s}  -15.50d {-15d 29' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        25.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      68 [%]
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 10.84,-5.28 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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