[vsnet-grb 300351] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 19 08:35:23 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 18 Aug 16 23:35:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.531d {+08h 58m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.592d {-48d 35' 31"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.052d
SLEW_TIME:       84960.00 SOD {23:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17618 TJD;   231 DOY;   16/08/18
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J0858.0-4834 
TGT_NUM:         84955,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       148.67d {+09h 54m 40s}  +12.70d {+12d 42' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         62.60 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      335.60d {+22h 22m 23s}   -9.21d {-09d 12' 18"}
MOON_DIST:       119.27 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      268.65, -1.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      163.86,-61.13 [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 95.84,-10.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.87) 2.24 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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