[vsnet-grb 169284] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Feb 27 04:52:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 26 Feb 12 19:52:52 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: 128.043d
SLEW_TIME:       71580.00 SOD {19:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15983 TJD;    57 DOY;   12/02/26
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 146
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       339.30d {+22h 37m 13s}   -8.71d {-08d 42' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        111.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       29.40d {+01h 57m 36s}  +15.20d {+15d 11' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       153.73 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
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 82.06,-20.41 [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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