[vsnet-grb 220745] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 28 06:06:42 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 Dec 13 21:06:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.857d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.379d {-41d 22' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  97.670d
SLEW_TIME:       76020.00 SOD {21:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16653 TJD;   361 DOY;   13/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       276.84d {+18h 27m 21s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         57.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      211.77d {+14h 07m 04s}  -12.91d {-12d 54' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        28.55 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      27 [%]
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 82.76,3.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.66 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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