[vsnet-grb 300092] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 17 08:54:47 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Aug 16 23:54:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.480d {+10h 37m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.755d {-58d 45' 16"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 350.858d
SLEW_TIME:       86100.00 SOD {23:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17617 TJD;   230 DOY;   16/08/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1037.9-5843 
TGT_NUM:         84707,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       146.82d {+09h 47m 17s}  +13.35d {+13d 20' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         72.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      308.23d {+20h 32m 56s}  -15.56d {-15d 33' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       101.29 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.35, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      199.63,-58.95 [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 129.07,-2.59 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.45) 3.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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