[vsnet-grb 173680] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 24 03:33:16 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 Apr 12 18:33:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.837d {+14h 03m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 168.774d
SLEW_TIME:       66840.00 SOD {18:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16040 TJD;   114 DOY;   12/04/23
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 162
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        31.75d {+02h 07m 00s}  +12.85d {+12d 51' 00"}
SUN_DIST:        151.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.43d {+03h 53m 42s}  +20.66d {+20d 39' 30"}
MOON_DIST:       148.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 16.29,-20.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.11 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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