[vsnet-grb 183042] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Aug 20 00:38:57 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Aug 12 15:38:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.391d {-41d 23' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.364d
SLEW_TIME:       56340.00 SOD {15:39:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16158 TJD;   232 DOY;   12/08/19
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 178
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       149.26d {+09h 57m 02s}  +12.49d {+12d 29' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         78.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      171.19d {+11h 24m 46s}   -1.31d {-01d 18' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        53.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
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 292.45,-3.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.20 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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