[vsnet-grb 178585] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Jun 25 23:08:49 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 25 Jun 12 14:08:49 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: 272.629d
SLEW_TIME:       50940.00 SOD {14:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16103 TJD;   177 DOY;   12/06/25
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 176
MERIT:           64.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        94.80d {+06h 19m 13s}  +23.36d {+23d 21' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        124.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.87d {+10h 55m 30s}   +1.27d {+01d 16' 18"}
MOON_DIST:        60.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      33 [%]
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 3.84,-12.20 [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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