[vsnet-grb 298888] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 3 14:28:53 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 03 Aug 16 05:28:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.632d {+00h 38m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.182d {-73d 10' 55"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 122.483d
SLEW_TIME:       19767.00 SOD {05:29:27.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17603 TJD;   216 DOY;   16/08/03
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       133.78d {+08h 55m 06s}  +17.38d {+17d 22' 51"}
SUN_DIST:        116.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      137.45d {+09h 09m 48s}  +13.94d {+13d 56' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       113.77 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.23,-43.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.30,-63.83 [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 353.48,-4.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.79 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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