[vsnet-grb 169935] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 7 03:37:21 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 06 Mar 12 18:37:20 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: 128.281d
SLEW_TIME:       67080.00 SOD {18:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15992 TJD;    66 DOY;   12/03/06
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 149
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       347.66d {+23h 10m 39s}   -5.29d {-05d 17' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        118.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      145.52d {+09h 42m 06s}   +8.68d {+08d 40' 43"}
MOON_DIST:        78.03 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 38.56,-20.46 [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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