[vsnet-grb 174995] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 May 12 16:23:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.823d {+14h 03m 18s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.359d {-41d 21' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 199.179d
SLEW_TIME:       59040.00 SOD {16:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16058 TJD;   132 DOY;   12/05/11
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 167
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        48.94d {+03h 15m 46s}  +18.10d {+18d 06' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        152.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      307.65d {+20h 30m 36s}  -14.22d {-14d 12' 55"}
MOON_DIST:        85.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      63 [%]
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 13.64,4.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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