[vsnet-grb 262075] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri May 29 22:51:31 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 29 May 15 13:51:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   234.197d {+15h 36m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +16.304d {+16d 18' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 353.177d
SLEW_TIME:       49920.00 SOD {13:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17171 TJD;   149 DOY;   15/05/29
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRB 150518A 
TGT_NUM:         20519,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        66.12d {+04h 24m 29s}  +21.62d {+21d 37' 22"}
SUN_DIST:        140.41 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      198.82d {+13h 15m 16s}   -6.94d {-06d 56' 15"}
MOON_DIST:        42.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.85, 50.30 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.02, 34.56 [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 15.79,14.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.93) 11.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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