[vsnet-grb 221049] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Jan 1 03:19:26 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 31 Dec 13 18:19:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.377d {-41d 22' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 103.276d
SLEW_TIME:       66000.00 SOD {18:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16657 TJD;   365 DOY;   13/12/31
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       281.14d {+18h 44m 33s}  -23.04d {-23d 02' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         60.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      270.25d {+18h 00m 59s}  -19.33d {-19d 20' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        54.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
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 198.87,-20.36 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.80 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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