[vsnet-grb 292266] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 25 19:03:35 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 May 16 10:03:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.800d {+14h 03m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.376d {-41d 22' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 254.174d
SLEW_TIME:       36240.00 SOD {10:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17533 TJD;   146 DOY;   16/05/25
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 23
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        62.67d {+04h 10m 40s}  +21.06d {+21d 03' 42"}
SUN_DIST:        146.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      285.63d {+19h 02m 32s}  -18.11d {-18d 06' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        66.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
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 188.31,-20.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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