[vsnet-grb 171004] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 21 09:30:27 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Mar 12 00:30:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.844d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.361d {-41d 21' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 150.463d
SLEW_TIME:       1860.00 SOD {00:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16007 TJD;    81 DOY;   12/03/21
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 154
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         0.73d {+00h 02m 56s}   +0.32d {+00d 19' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        130.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.03d {+22h 48m 08s}   -2.21d {-02d 12' 28"}
MOON_DIST:       117.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.16, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-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 334.33,16.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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