[vsnet-grb 171981] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 02 Apr 12 14:01:36 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: 143.852d
SLEW_TIME:       50520.00 SOD {14:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16019 TJD;    93 DOY;   12/04/02
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 158
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        12.17d {+00h 48m 42s}   +5.22d {+05d 13' 23"}
SUN_DIST:        140.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.29d {+09h 09m 09s}  +11.36d {+11d 21' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        85.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
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 106.32,17.43 [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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