[vsnet-grb 292450] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 27 May 16 22:45:23 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: 254.144d
SLEW_TIME:       81960.00 SOD {22:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17535 TJD;   148 DOY;   16/05/27
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        65.23d {+04h 20m 56s}  +21.49d {+21d 29' 08"}
SUN_DIST:        145.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      319.10d {+21h 16m 24s}  -13.19d {-13d 11' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        94.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
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 17.40,-18.26 [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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