[vsnet-grb 300327] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 19 00:49:16 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Aug 16 15:49:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.568d {+08h 02m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.160d {+57d 09' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 130.118d
SLEW_TIME:       57000.00 SOD {15:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17618 TJD;   231 DOY;   16/08/18
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0802.1+5709 
TGT_NUM:         85702,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       148.37d {+09h 53m 28s}  +12.81d {+12d 48' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         49.01 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      331.15d {+22h 04m 36s}  -10.44d {-10d 26' 24"}
MOON_DIST:       127.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      160.46, 32.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      109.88, 35.81 [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 255.38,4.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.49) 7.31 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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