[vsnet-grb 170810] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Mar 18 14:19:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Mar 12 05:19:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.846d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 143.949d
SLEW_TIME:       19200.00 SOD {05:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16004 TJD;    78 DOY;   12/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 153
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       358.18d {+23h 52m 43s}   -0.79d {-00d 47' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        128.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.26d {+20h 33m 01s}  -14.31d {-14d 18' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        85.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 311.56,20.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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