[vsnet-grb 292239] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 25 15:47:47 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 May 16 06:47:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.806d {+14h 03m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.368d {-41d 22' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 232.593d
SLEW_TIME:       24480.00 SOD {06:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17533 TJD;   146 DOY;   16/05/25
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 22
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        62.53d {+04h 10m 07s}  +21.04d {+21d 02' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        146.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      283.84d {+18h 55m 22s}  -18.22d {-18d 12' 54"}
MOON_DIST:        65.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      317.13, 19.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      223.68,-26.97 [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 220.88,-18.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.27 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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