[vsnet-grb 183342] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 23 Aug 12 22:19:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.809d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.394d {-41d 23' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 296.990d
SLEW_TIME:       80400.00 SOD {22:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16162 TJD;   236 DOY;   12/08/23
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 179
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       153.20d {+10h 12m 49s}  +11.06d {+11d 03' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         74.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      230.09d {+15h 20m 22s}  -19.14d {-19d 08' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        27.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
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 180.43,3.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.04 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.