[vsnet-grb 184200] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 4 22:34:19 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 04 Sep 12 13:34:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.395d {-41d 23' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 298.296d
SLEW_TIME:       48900.00 SOD {13:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16174 TJD;   248 DOY;   12/09/04
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 182
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       163.79d {+10h 55m 08s}   +6.90d {+06d 54' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         64.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.02d {+01h 44m 04s}  +13.40d {+13d 24' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       151.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 7.56,7.67 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.02 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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