[vsnet-grb 292356] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 26 23:33:41 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 May 16 14:33:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.808d {+14h 03m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.366d {-41d 21' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 227.352d
SLEW_TIME:       52440.00 SOD {14:34:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17534 TJD;   147 DOY;   16/05/26
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 29
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        63.87d {+04h 15m 29s}  +21.27d {+21d 15' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        145.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      301.34d {+20h 05m 21s}  -16.47d {-16d 28' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        79.39 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
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 72.05,-13.20 [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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