[vsnet-grb 171721] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Mar 30 10:24:20 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 30 Mar 12 01:24:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.840d {+14h 03m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.359d {-41d 21' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 159.453d
SLEW_TIME:       5100.00 SOD {01:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16016 TJD;    90 DOY;   12/03/30
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 157
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:         8.96d {+00h 35m 51s}   +3.86d {+03d 51' 45"}
SUN_DIST:        137.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       91.08d {+06h 04m 20s}  +21.26d {+21d 15' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       126.07 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 10.45,4.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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