[vsnet-grb 292532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun May 29 11:59:42 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 29 May 16 02:59:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   210.806d {+14h 03m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.367d {-41d 22' 01"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 231.096d
SLEW_TIME:       10800.00 SOD {03:00:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17537 TJD;   150 DOY;   16/05/29
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC 5408 X-1 
TGT_NUM:         92304,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        66.43d {+04h 25m 43s}  +21.67d {+21d 40' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        144.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      334.69d {+22h 18m 46s}   -9.21d {-09d 12' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       107.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
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 203.50,-6.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.11) 4.28 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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