[vsnet-grb 175430] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 17 12:58:26 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 May 12 03:58:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.819d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.361d {-41d 21' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 211.107d
SLEW_TIME:       14340.00 SOD {03:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16064 TJD;   138 DOY;   12/05/17
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 169
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        54.35d {+03h 37m 25s}  +19.41d {+19d 24' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        150.36 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       12.22d {+00h 48m 53s}   +9.67d {+09d 40' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       144.19 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 204.66,18.23 [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.  


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