[vsnet-grb 168481] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 16 20:06:58 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Feb 12 11:06:58 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: 122.631d
SLEW_TIME:       40020.00 SOD {11:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15973 TJD;    47 DOY;   12/02/16
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 136
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       329.38d {+21h 57m 32s}  -12.45d {-12d 27' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        101.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 7.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.84d {+17h 15m 20s}  -22.28d {-22d 17' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        44.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
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 204.13,2.18 [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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