[vsnet-grb 291820] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 May 16 00:25:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.811d {+14h 03m 15s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.363d {-41d 21' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 218.061d
SLEW_TIME:       1560.00 SOD {00:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17529 TJD;   142 DOY;   16/05/21
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        58.23d {+03h 52m 56s}  +20.23d {+20d 13' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        148.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.56d {+15h 18m 15s}  -13.73d {-13d 44' 02"}
MOON_DIST:        32.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.14, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.96 [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 259.64,10.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.33 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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