[vsnet-grb 175227] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 14 22:24:32 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 14 May 12 13:24:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.820d {+14h 03m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.361d {-41d 21' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 207.639d
SLEW_TIME:       48300.00 SOD {13:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16061 TJD;   135 DOY;   12/05/14
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 168
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        51.77d {+03h 27m 05s}  +18.81d {+18d 48' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        151.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.72d {+22h 50m 53s}   -1.64d {-01d 38' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       118.67 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      34 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.15, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.96 [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 77.93,17.41 [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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