[vsnet-grb 220258] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 21 17:37:41 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 Dec 13 08:37:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.381d {-41d 22' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.862d
SLEW_TIME:       31080.00 SOD {08:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16647 TJD;   355 DOY;   13/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 188
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       269.61d {+17h 58m 25s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         51.52 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      133.82d {+08h 55m 17s}  +12.11d {+12d 06' 53"}
MOON_DIST:        88.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
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 9.84,-13.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.59 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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