[vsnet-grb 174999] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat May 12 03:07:35 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 11 May 12 18:07:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.821d {+14h 03m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.360d {-41d 21' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 204.573d
SLEW_TIME:       65280.00 SOD {18:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16058 TJD;   132 DOY;   12/05/11
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [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:        49.01d {+03h 16m 03s}  +18.12d {+18d 07' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        152.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.61d {+20h 34m 25s}  -13.93d {-13d 55' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        86.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
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 28.30,17.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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