[vsnet-grb 174756] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 May 12 03:19:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.827d {+14h 03m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.358d {-41d 21' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 191.256d
SLEW_TIME:       12000.00 SOD {03:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16055 TJD;   129 DOY;   12/05/08
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 166
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        45.48d {+03h 01m 55s}  +17.18d {+17d 10' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        152.76 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      255.03d {+17h 00m 08s}  -21.81d {-21d 48' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        41.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
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 214.47,-3.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.