[vsnet-grb 168949] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Feb 22 19:01:56 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Feb 12 10:01:53 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: 128.899d
SLEW_TIME:       36120.00 SOD {10:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15979 TJD;    53 DOY;   12/02/22
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       335.12d {+22h 20m 28s}  -10.34d {-10d 20' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        107.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.45d {+22h 33m 49s}   -3.68d {-03d 40' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       114.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 240.58,-18.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.43 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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