[vsnet-grb 177769] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 16 Jun 12 15:20:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.377d
SLEW_TIME:       55260.00 SOD {15:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16094 TJD;   168 DOY;   12/06/16
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 173
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        85.50d {+05h 42m 00s}  +23.37d {+23d 22' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        131.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       50.36d {+03h 21m 27s}  +19.67d {+19d 40' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       152.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
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 18.42,-19.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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