[vsnet-grb 225389] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 25 10:26:49 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 25 Feb 14 01:26:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.858d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.368d {-41d 22' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 127.355d
SLEW_TIME:       5220.00 SOD {01:27:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16713 TJD;    56 DOY;   14/02/25
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         91743,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       338.12d {+22h 32m 28s}   -9.18d {-09d 10' 37"}
SUN_DIST:        109.90 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      277.51d {+18h 30m 02s}  -18.50d {-18d 30' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        60.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      24 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.72,-26.95 [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 39.50,-17.66 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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