[vsnet-grb 300415] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Aug 20 03:54:44 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 19 Aug 16 18:54:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.532d {+08h 58m 08s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.592d {-48d 35' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.595d
SLEW_TIME:       68100.00 SOD {18:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17619 TJD;   232 DOY;   16/08/19
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J0858.0-4834 
TGT_NUM:         84955,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       149.41d {+09h 57m 39s}  +12.44d {+12d 26' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         62.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      346.62d {+23h 06m 29s}   -5.89d {-05d 53' 10"}
MOON_DIST:       118.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      98 [%]
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 204.11,5.70 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.87) 2.25 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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