[vsnet-grb 229423] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 15 23:04:16 JST 2014


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 15 Apr 14 14:04:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.848d {+14h 03m 23s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.361d {-41d 21' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 150.843d
SLEW_TIME:       50700.00 SOD {14:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16762 TJD;   105 DOY;   14/04/15
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         31978,   Seg_Num: 212
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        23.66d {+01h 34m 39s}   +9.87d {+09d 52' 12"}
SUN_DIST:        147.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      206.77d {+13h 47m 04s}  -11.10d {-11d 06' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        30.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 16.88,14.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 3.82 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  


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