[vsnet-grb 227889] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Mar 27 07:11:41 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 26 Mar 14 22:11:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.851d {+14h 03m 24s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.362d {-41d 21' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 145.534d
SLEW_TIME:       79920.00 SOD {22:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16742 TJD;    85 DOY;   14/03/26
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 202
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         5.67d {+00h 22m 40s}   +2.45d {+02d 27' 03"}
SUN_DIST:        134.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      315.27d {+21h 01m 06s}  -11.76d {-11d 45' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        92.59 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
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 4.97,20.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.73 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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