[vsnet-grb 169690] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Mar 12 13:50:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.854d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.371d {-41d 22' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 117.168d
SLEW_TIME:       49860.00 SOD {13:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15989 TJD;    63 DOY;   12/03/03
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 148
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       344.69d {+22h 58m 46s}   -6.53d {-06d 31' 41"}
SUN_DIST:        116.04 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.60d {+06h 50m 23s}  +20.22d {+20d 13' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       116.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [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 164.99,-17.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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