[vsnet-grb 169147] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Feb 12 21:30:00 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.851d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 22' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 128.126d
SLEW_TIME:       77400.00 SOD {21:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15981 TJD;    55 DOY;   12/02/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 144
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       337.47d {+22h 29m 54s}   -9.43d {-09d 25' 44"}
SUN_DIST:        109.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        7.03d {+00h 28m 07s}   +7.72d {+07d 43' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       140.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 92.31,-19.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.41 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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