[vsnet-grb 168934] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 22 14:29:28 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Feb 12 05:29:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.852d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.369d {-41d 22' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 124.120d
SLEW_TIME:       19800.00 SOD {05:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15979 TJD;    53 DOY;   12/02/22
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 142
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       334.94d {+22h 19m 45s}  -10.41d {-10d 24' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        106.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      336.22d {+22h 24m 53s}   -4.57d {-04d 33' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       112.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [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 13.76,-17.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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