[vsnet-grb 169710] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 4 05:34:37 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 03 Mar 12 20:34:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.850d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.366d {-41d 21' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 132.698d
SLEW_TIME:       74100.00 SOD {20:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15989 TJD;    63 DOY;   12/03/03
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:       344.95d {+22h 59m 49s}   -6.42d {-06d 25' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        116.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.37d {+07h 05m 30s}  +19.60d {+19d 36' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       113.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      76 [%]
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 132.71,5.16 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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