[vsnet-grb 168312] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 14 10:20:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 14 Feb 12 01:20:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.370d {-41d 22' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.847d
SLEW_TIME:       4860.00 SOD {01:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15971 TJD;    45 DOY;   12/02/14
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 134
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       327.03d {+21h 48m 08s}  -13.27d {-13d 16' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         99.67 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      222.87d {+14h 51m 30s}  -18.76d {-18d 45' 36"}
MOON_DIST:        24.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      58 [%]
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 350.11,9.15 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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