[vsnet-grb 227228] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Mar 19 05:39:38 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Mar 14 20:39:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.852d {+14h 03m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.205d
SLEW_TIME:       74400.00 SOD {20:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16734 TJD;    77 DOY;   14/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 198
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       358.32d {+23h 53m 17s}   -0.73d {-00d 43' 39"}
SUN_DIST:        128.47 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      201.28d {+13h 25m 07s}   -9.53d {-09d 31' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        33.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      95 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.17, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.71,-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 55.62,17.75 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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