[vsnet-grb 172444] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Apr 8 20:40:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 11:40:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.834d {+14h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 173.611d
SLEW_TIME:       42060.00 SOD {11:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16025 TJD;    99 DOY;   12/04/08
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [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:        17.57d {+01h 10m 17s}   +7.46d {+07d 27' 20"}
SUN_DIST:        144.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      219.70d {+14h 38m 48s}  -17.69d {-17d 41' 32"}
MOON_DIST:        24.86 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
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 243.29,-20.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.15 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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