[vsnet-grb 171529] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 28 00:48:39 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Mar 12 15:48:39 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.841d {+14h 03m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.360d {-41d 21' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 157.405d
SLEW_TIME:       56940.00 SOD {15:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16013 TJD;    87 DOY;   12/03/27
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 156
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         6.78d {+00h 27m 06s}   +2.93d {+02d 55' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        135.78 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       60.27d {+04h 01m 05s}  +20.96d {+20d 57' 48"}
MOON_DIST:       147.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.16, 19.52 [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 207.98,-9.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.97 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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