[vsnet-grb 172414] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 8 10:32:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 01:32:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.847d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.233d
SLEW_TIME:       5580.00 SOD {01:33:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 160
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        17.18d {+01h 08m 44s}   +7.30d {+07d 17' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        143.73 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.25d {+14h 13m 01s}  -16.12d {-16d 07' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        25.37 [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 283.13,8.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.69 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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