[vsnet-grb 169211] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Feb 26 04:46:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 25 Feb 12 19:46:26 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: 128.543d
SLEW_TIME:       71220.00 SOD {19:47:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15982 TJD;    56 DOY;   12/02/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 145
MERIT:           66.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       338.35d {+22h 33m 25s}   -9.09d {-09d 05' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        110.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       17.69d {+01h 10m 46s}  +11.55d {+11d 32' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       147.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      14 [%]
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 74.31,-19.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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