[vsnet-grb 170607] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 15 15:41:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Mar 12 06:41:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.848d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.364d {-41d 21' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 140.222d
SLEW_TIME:       24120.00 SOD {06:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16001 TJD;    75 DOY;   12/03/15
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 152
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       355.49d {+23h 41m 57s}   -1.95d {-01d 57' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        125.96 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      267.58d {+17h 50m 19s}  -21.80d {-21d 48' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        50.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      48 [%]
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 282.11,14.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.67 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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