[vsnet-grb 178279] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 22 Jun 12 07:29:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.807d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.384d {-41d 23' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.653d
SLEW_TIME:       27000.00 SOD {07:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16100 TJD;   174 DOY;   12/06/22
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 175
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        91.40d {+06h 05m 36s}  +23.43d {+23d 25' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        127.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      123.31d {+08h 13m 13s}  +15.42d {+15d 25' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        98.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.98 [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 93.19,-19.53 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.52 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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