[vsnet-grb 220528] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 25 12:28:18 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Dec 13 03:28:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.379d {-41d 22' 42"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  99.257d
SLEW_TIME:       12540.00 SOD {03:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16651 TJD;   359 DOY;   13/12/25
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 5
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       273.81d {+18h 15m 13s}  -23.39d {-23d 23' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         54.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      177.39d {+11h 49m 35s}   -2.20d {-02d 12' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        49.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      55 [%]
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 352.13,9.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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