[vsnet-grb 292040] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Mon May 23 12:27:42 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 23 May 16 03:27:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.365d {-41d 21' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 226.116d
SLEW_TIME:       12480.00 SOD {03:28:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17531 TJD;   144 DOY;   16/05/23
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        60.37d {+04h 01m 29s}  +20.65d {+20d 38' 49"}
SUN_DIST:        147.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      256.00d {+17h 04m 00s}  -17.79d {-17d 47' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        44.97 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 208.37,6.93 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.30 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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