[vsnet-grb 184206] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Sep 4 23:58:53 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 04 Sep 12 14:58:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.396d {-41d 23' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 301.909d
SLEW_TIME:       53940.00 SOD {14:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16174 TJD;   248 DOY;   12/09/04
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [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:       163.84d {+10h 55m 21s}   +6.88d {+06d 52' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         64.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       26.72d {+01h 46m 53s}  +13.60d {+13d 36' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       151.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
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 258.07,19.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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