[vsnet-grb 292217] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 25 09:40:49 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 May 16 00:40:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.800d {+14h 03m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.375d {-41d 22' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.516d
SLEW_TIME:       2460.00 SOD {00:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17533 TJD;   146 DOY;   16/05/25
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        62.27d {+04h 09m 05s}  +20.99d {+20d 59' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        146.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.48d {+18h 41m 56s}  -18.37d {-18d 22' 28"}
MOON_DIST:        62.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      91 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.51 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.98 [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 14.49,-17.85 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.08 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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