[vsnet-grb 170192] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Mar 10 08:52:45 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 09 Mar 12 23:52:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.847d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.688d
SLEW_TIME:       85980.00 SOD {23:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15996 TJD;    70 DOY;   12/03/10
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 150
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       350.64d {+23h 22m 33s}   -4.03d {-04d 01' 59"}
SUN_DIST:        121.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      189.07d {+12h 36m 18s}   -8.53d {-08d 31' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        38.20 [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 13.60,-2.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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