[vsnet-grb 174585] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 5 21:44:00 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 05 May 12 12:43:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.829d {+14h 03m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 185.455d
SLEW_TIME:       45840.00 SOD {12:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16052 TJD;   126 DOY;   12/05/05
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 165
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        42.95d {+02h 51m 48s}  +16.46d {+16d 27' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        153.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      213.55d {+14h 14m 12s}  -16.08d {-16d 04' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        25.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15, 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 69.66,-11.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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