[vsnet-grb 171244] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 24 Mar 12 08:40:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.845d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 146.984d
SLEW_TIME:       31260.00 SOD {08:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16010 TJD;    84 DOY;   12/03/24
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 155
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         3.78d {+00h 15m 06s}   +1.63d {+01d 38' 05"}
SUN_DIST:        133.25 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       20.39d {+01h 21m 35s}  +12.27d {+12d 16' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       149.40 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
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 199.85,18.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.