[vsnet-grb 222464] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Jan 18 20:45:44 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Jan 14 11:45:43 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.856d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.376d {-41d 22' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 105.155d
SLEW_TIME:       42360.00 SOD {11:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16675 TJD;    18 DOY;   14/01/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 16
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       300.41d {+20h 01m 38s}  -20.50d {-20d 29' 57"}
SUN_DIST:         76.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      144.01d {+09h 36m 03s}   +9.33d {+09d 19' 60"}
MOON_DIST:        79.57 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
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 185.11,-17.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 2.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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