[vsnet-grb 174323] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 2 11:58:43 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 02 May 12 02:58:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.832d {+14h 03m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 179.826d
SLEW_TIME:       10740.00 SOD {02:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16049 TJD;   123 DOY;   12/05/02
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 164
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        39.67d {+02h 38m 42s}  +15.47d {+15d 28' 14"}
SUN_DIST:        153.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      165.35d {+11h 01m 24s}   +0.73d {+00d 43' 30"}
MOON_DIST:        58.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.16, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-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 230.68,-14.84 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.21 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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