[vsnet-grb 226706] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 12 22:58:16 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 12 Mar 14 13:58:15 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.860d {+14h 03m 26s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.369d {-41d 22' 08"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.968d
SLEW_TIME:       50340.00 SOD {13:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16728 TJD;    71 DOY;   14/03/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 195
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       352.57d {+23h 30m 17s}   -3.21d {-03d 12' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        123.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      126.87d {+08h 27m 28s}  +13.85d {+13d 51' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        94.88 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      85 [%]
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 108.60,-13.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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