[vsnet-grb 168426] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 16 00:51:33 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Feb 12 15:51:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.852d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.368d {-41d 22' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 125.136d
SLEW_TIME:       57120.00 SOD {15:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15972 TJD;    46 DOY;   12/02/15
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 135
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       328.60d {+21h 54m 24s}  -12.73d {-12d 43' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        101.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.79d {+16h 27m 09s}  -21.98d {-21d 58' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        35.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.71,-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 132.76,4.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.35 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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