[vsnet-grb 184566] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 08 Sep 12 19:58:53 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: 301.286d
SLEW_TIME:       71940.00 SOD {19:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16178 TJD;   252 DOY;   12/09/08
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 183
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       167.63d {+11h 10m 31s}   +5.31d {+05d 18' 22"}
SUN_DIST:         61.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       78.79d {+05h 15m 10s}  +21.23d {+21d 13' 32"}
MOON_DIST:       135.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
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 219.27,13.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.95 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.