[vsnet-grb 220144] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 19 Dec 13 17:50:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.380d {-41d 22' 48"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  95.826d
SLEW_TIME:       64260.00 SOD {17:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16645 TJD;   353 DOY;   13/12/19
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       267.81d {+17h 51m 15s}  -23.42d {-23d 25' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         50.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      114.61d {+07h 38m 26s}  +16.49d {+16d 29' 07"}
MOON_DIST:       105.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.49 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.96 [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 157.65,15.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.61 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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