[vsnet-grb 299571] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 10 14:04:18 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 10 Aug 16 05:04:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.624d {+00h 38m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.179d {-73d 10' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.771d
SLEW_TIME:       18300.00 SOD {05:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17610 TJD;   223 DOY;   16/08/10
OBS_TIME:        303.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       140.45d {+09h 21m 48s}  +15.43d {+15d 25' 55"}
SUN_DIST:        115.93 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      220.97d {+14h 43m 53s}  -11.12d {-11d 07' 14"}
MOON_DIST:        93.42 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.23,-43.92 [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 21.81,-20.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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