[vsnet-grb 184884] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Sep 12 21:45:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.815d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.402d {-41d 24' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 319.160d
SLEW_TIME:       78360.00 SOD {21:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16182 TJD;   256 DOY;   12/09/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 184
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       171.29d {+11h 25m 09s}   +3.76d {+03d 45' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         57.88 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      131.10d {+08h 44m 24s}  +13.15d {+13d 08' 59"}
MOON_DIST:        91.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.70,-27.00 [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 178.23,7.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.57 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.