[vsnet-grb 219989] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 17 23:37:46 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Dec 13 14:37:46 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.382d {-41d 22' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  91.690d
SLEW_TIME:       52680.00 SOD {14:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16643 TJD;   351 DOY;   13/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       265.45d {+17h 41m 47s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         48.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.03d {+05h 52m 08s}  +19.41d {+19d 24' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       127.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.97 [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 211.68,17.71 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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