[vsnet-grb 279862] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 31 23:03:19 JST 2015


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Dec 15 14:03:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   240.917d {+16h 03m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   +5.000d {+05d 00' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 129.012d
SLEW_TIME:       50640.00 SOD {14:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17387 TJD;   365 DOY;   15/12/31
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        saa-cold-365-08 
TGT_NUM:         74600,   Seg_Num: 25
MERIT:           100.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=9=0x9
SUN_POSTN:       280.40d {+18h 41m 37s}  -23.09d {-23d 05' 30"}
SUN_DIST:         47.51 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      172.35d {+11h 29m 24s}   +3.04d {+03d 02' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        68.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       15.97, 39.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      237.64, 25.23 [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 265.04,-15.23 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.08) 1.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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