[vsnet-grb 177524] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jun 13 20:51:59 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 13 Jun 12 11:51:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.376d {-41d 22' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.610d
SLEW_TIME:       42720.00 SOD {11:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16091 TJD;   165 DOY;   12/06/13
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 172
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        82.23d {+05h 28m 56s}  +23.24d {+23d 14' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        133.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       13.08d {+00h 52m 18s}  +10.00d {+09d 59' 54"}
MOON_DIST:       144.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.97 [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 11.07,-7.11 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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