[vsnet-grb 168889] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 21 23:33:40 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 21 Feb 12 14:33:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 114.935d
SLEW_TIME:       52440.00 SOD {14:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15978 TJD;    52 DOY;   12/02/21
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 141
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       334.34d {+22h 17m 22s}  -10.63d {-10d 37' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        106.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      328.78d {+21h 55m 07s}   -7.45d {-07d 26' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       105.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 125.17,-2.73 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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