[vsnet-grb 168611] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Feb 12 06:22:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.373d {-41d 22' 20"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 113.822d
SLEW_TIME:       22980.00 SOD {06:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15975 TJD;    49 DOY;   12/02/18
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 138
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       331.13d {+22h 04m 31s}  -11.82d {-11d 49' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        103.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      285.17d {+19h 00m 41s}  -19.87d {-19d 52' 29"}
MOON_DIST:        65.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 261.23,2.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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