[vsnet-grb 168632] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Feb 12 12:50:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.851d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 22' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 129.517d
SLEW_TIME:       46260.00 SOD {12:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15975 TJD;    49 DOY;   12/02/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [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:       331.39d {+22h 05m 33s}  -11.73d {-11d 43' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        103.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      288.95d {+19h 15m 48s}  -19.19d {-19d 11' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        68.54 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
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 172.23,-1.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.45 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.