[vsnet-grb 172473] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Apr 12 20:55:00 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: 140.884d
SLEW_TIME:       75300.00 SOD {20:55:00.00} 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:        17.92d {+01h 11m 42s}   +7.60d {+07d 35' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        144.23 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      225.66d {+15h 02m 37s}  -18.93d {-18d 56' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        25.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 11.30,-0.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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