[vsnet-grb 175662] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 20 13:08:42 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 20 May 12 04:08:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.817d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 216.288d
SLEW_TIME:       14940.00 SOD {04:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16067 TJD;   141 DOY;   12/05/20
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 170
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        57.35d {+03h 49m 25s}  +20.05d {+20d 03' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        149.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.82d {+03h 11m 17s}  +19.20d {+19d 11' 51"}
MOON_DIST:       153.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-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 213.79,20.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.23 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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