[vsnet-grb 183048] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Aug 12 17:15:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.392d {-41d 23' 28"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 290.443d
SLEW_TIME:       62160.00 SOD {17:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16158 TJD;   232 DOY;   12/08/19
OBS_TIME:        900.00 [sec]   (=15.0 [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:       149.32d {+09h 57m 17s}  +12.47d {+12d 28' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         78.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.05d {+11h 28m 13s}   -1.65d {-01d 38' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        53.01 [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 268.44,-3.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.18 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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