[vsnet-grb 220906] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon Dec 30 07:47:43 JST 2013


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 Dec 13 22:47:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 104.139d
SLEW_TIME:       82080.00 SOD {22:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16655 TJD;   363 DOY;   13/12/29
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 190
MERIT:           99.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       279.13d {+18h 36m 31s}  -23.17d {-23d 10' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         58.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.69d {+16h 06m 45s}  -18.44d {-18d 26' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        34.78 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [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 14.66,13.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.83 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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