[vsnet-grb 468803] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 22 15:11:33 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 22 Dec 20 06:11:33 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.559d {+00h 38m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.196d {-73d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 245.327d
SLEW_TIME:       22335.00 SOD {06:12:15.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19205 TJD;   357 DOY;   20/12/22
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 179
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       270.94d {+18h 03m 45s}  -23.43d {-23d 25' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         70.15 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:        5.67d {+00h 22m 40s}   -3.16d {-03d 09' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        69.96 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.25,-63.82 [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 195.03,-15.98 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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