[vsnet-grb 291532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 18 05:53:36 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 May 16 20:53:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    53.307d {+03h 33m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.435d {-50d 26' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  11.272d
SLEW_TIME:       75240.00 SOD {20:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17525 TJD;   138 DOY;   16/05/17
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC1959 
TGT_NUM:         84232,   Seg_Num: 17
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:        55.09d {+03h 40m 21s}  +19.57d {+19d 34' 11"}
SUN_DIST:         69.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      193.13d {+12h 52m 32s}   -3.45d {-03d 27' 00"}
MOON_DIST:       116.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      86 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      261.31,-51.53 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.05,-65.57 [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 184.36,-1.31 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.68) 7.05 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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