[vsnet-grb 469584] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 29 16:02:13 JST 2020


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 Dec 20 07:02:13 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: 259.048d
SLEW_TIME:       25356.00 SOD {07:02:36.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       19212 TJD;   364 DOY;   20/12/29
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 180
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       278.74d {+18h 34m 57s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         68.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       88.11d {+05h 52m 26s}  +24.09d {+24d 05' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       109.68 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 168.38,-20.64 [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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