[vsnet-grb 183919] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Sep 1 07:48:25 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 31 Aug 12 22:48:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 302.347d
SLEW_TIME:       82140.00 SOD {22:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16170 TJD;   244 DOY;   12/08/31
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 181
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       160.52d {+10h 42m 04s}   +8.23d {+08d 13' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         67.84 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.76d {+22h 51m 03s}   -2.10d {-02d 05' 43"}
MOON_DIST:       118.33 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 192.63,20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.93 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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