[vsnet-grb 182723] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 16 05:09:29 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 12 20:09:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 303.257d
SLEW_TIME:       72600.00 SOD {20:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16154 TJD;   228 DOY;   12/08/15
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 177
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       145.71d {+09h 42m 51s}  +13.72d {+13d 43' 28"}
SUN_DIST:         81.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.37d {+08h 09m 30s}  +15.74d {+15d 44' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        99.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.69,-26.99 [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 211.40,-16.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.91 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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