[vsnet-grb 170362] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 12 Mar 12 00:00:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.848d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.364d {-41d 21' 50"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 138.104d
SLEW_TIME:       60.00 SOD {00:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       15998 TJD;    72 DOY;   12/03/12
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 151
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       352.48d {+23h 29m 56s}   -3.25d {-03d 14' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        123.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.00d {+14h 32m 01s}  -17.49d {-17d 29' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        24.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      83 [%]
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 8.79,2.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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