[vsnet-grb 220817] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Dec 29 08:01:21 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 28 Dec 13 23:01:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.379d {-41d 22' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  98.249d
SLEW_TIME:       82920.00 SOD {23:02:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16654 TJD;   362 DOY;   13/12/28
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 189
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       278.03d {+18h 32m 08s}  -23.23d {-23d 13' 52"}
SUN_DIST:         57.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      226.92d {+15h 07m 40s}  -16.25d {-16d 15' 16"}
MOON_DIST:        28.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
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 117.41,-18.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.68 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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