[vsnet-grb 172227] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 05 Apr 12 15:48:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.846d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 144.626d
SLEW_TIME:       56940.00 SOD {15:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16022 TJD;    96 DOY;   12/04/05
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 159
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:        14.98d {+00h 59m 56s}   +6.39d {+06d 23' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        142.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      178.43d {+11h 53m 43s}   -4.37d {-04d 21' 58"}
MOON_DIST:        47.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 74.58,12.89 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.76 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.