[vsnet-grb 222876] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Jan 24 14:47:20 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Jan 14 05:47:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.855d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.372d {-41d 22' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 115.003d
SLEW_TIME:       20880.00 SOD {05:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16681 TJD;    24 DOY;   14/01/24
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 19
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       306.48d {+20h 25m 55s}  -19.22d {-19d 13' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         81.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      212.17d {+14h 08m 42s}  -12.73d {-12d 43' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        28.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      50 [%]
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 342.89,17.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.10 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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