[vsnet-grb 279385] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 26 11:07:26 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 26 Dec 15 02:07:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    40.973d {+02h 43m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +53.465d {+53d 27' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.387d
SLEW_TIME:       7680.00 SOD {02:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17382 TJD;   360 DOY;   15/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2MFGC02171 
TGT_NUM:         81340,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       274.31d {+18h 17m 16s}  -23.38d {-23d 22' 38"}
SUN_DIST:        130.32 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.4 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.47d {+06h 49m 52s}  +18.16d {+18d 09' 42"}
MOON_DIST:        58.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      139.31, -5.79 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       56.45, 35.59 [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 198.88,8.64 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.84) 8.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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