[vsnet-grb 185141] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 16 16:31:15 JST 2012


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Sep 12 07:31:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.816d {+14h 03m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.403d {-41d 24' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 322.327d
SLEW_TIME:       27120.00 SOD {07:32:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16186 TJD;   260 DOY;   12/09/16
OBS_TIME:        1500.00 [sec]   (=25.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 185
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       174.34d {+11h 37m 22s}   +2.45d {+02d 26' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         55.09 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      175.16d {+11h 40m 38s}   -2.77d {-02d 46' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        50.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
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 23.98,1.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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