[vsnet-grb 173158] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 17 15:51:01 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Apr 12 06:51:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.843d {+14h 03m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.360d {-41d 21' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 154.244d
SLEW_TIME:       24660.00 SOD {06:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16034 TJD;   108 DOY;   12/04/17
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 161
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        25.69d {+01h 42m 45s}  +10.64d {+10d 38' 32"}
SUN_DIST:        148.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.28d {+22h 49m 07s}   -1.95d {-01d 57' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       118.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
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 176.39,-7.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.92 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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