[vsnet-grb 169499] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 1 05:09:47 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Feb 12 20:09:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.851d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 21' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.389d
SLEW_TIME:       72600.00 SOD {20:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15986 TJD;    60 DOY;   12/02/29
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 147
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       342.14d {+22h 48m 32s}   -7.57d {-07d 34' 28"}
SUN_DIST:        113.66 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       66.43d {+04h 25m 43s}  +21.77d {+21d 46' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       144.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 95.26,-16.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.47 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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