[vsnet-grb 173199] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 18 04:51:47 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Apr 12 19:51:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.842d {+14h 03m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.360d {-41d 21' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 154.369d
SLEW_TIME:       71520.00 SOD {19:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16034 TJD;   108 DOY;   12/04/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [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:        26.19d {+01h 44m 46s}  +10.83d {+10d 49' 54"}
SUN_DIST:        149.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      348.45d {+23h 13m 48s}   +0.50d {+00d 29' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       123.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      11 [%]
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 22.70,-19.02 [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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