[vsnet-grb 291881] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 21 May 16 14:53:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.810d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.364d {-41d 21' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 220.992d
SLEW_TIME:       53640.00 SOD {14:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17529 TJD;   142 DOY;   16/05/21
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        58.84d {+03h 55m 21s}  +20.35d {+20d 21' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        148.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      236.89d {+15h 47m 34s}  -15.20d {-15d 11' 50"}
MOON_DIST:        34.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
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 18.28,16.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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