[vsnet-grb 175703] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 20 May 12 16:58:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.364d {-41d 21' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 222.877d
SLEW_TIME:       61140.00 SOD {16:59:00.00} 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:        57.89d {+03h 51m 33s}  +20.16d {+20d 09' 46"}
SUN_DIST:        148.86 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       54.48d {+03h 37m 56s}  +20.22d {+20d 13' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       150.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 20.64,20.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.19 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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