[vsnet-grb 169036] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 23 23:57:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Feb 12 14:57:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.852d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.368d {-41d 22' 03"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 126.825d
SLEW_TIME:       53880.00 SOD {14:58:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15980 TJD;    54 DOY;   12/02/23
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 143
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       336.27d {+22h 25m 04s}   -9.90d {-09d 53' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        108.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      352.45d {+23h 29m 49s}   +1.99d {+01d 59' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       127.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 176.83,-20.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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