[vsnet-grb 168818] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 21 02:45:48 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 20 Feb 12 17:45:48 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.853d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.370d {-41d 22' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 120.591d
SLEW_TIME:       63960.00 SOD {17:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15977 TJD;    51 DOY;   12/02/20
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 140
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       333.51d {+22h 14m 02s}  -10.94d {-10d 56' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        105.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.12d {+21h 12m 29s}  -11.29d {-11d 17' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        94.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
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 91.83,-5.63 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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