[vsnet-grb 300936] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 25 03:56:44 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Aug 16 18:56:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   274.123d {+18h 16m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +45.160d {+45d 09' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 309.522d
SLEW_TIME:       68220.00 SOD {18:57:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17624 TJD;   237 DOY;   16/08/24
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1816+4510 
TGT_NUM:         92230,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           80.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       154.02d {+10h 16m 05s}  +10.75d {+10d 45' 06"}
SUN_DIST:        102.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       56.09d {+03h 44m 21s}  +14.58d {+14d 34' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       110.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       72.81, 24.75 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.95, 68.49 [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 295.85,11.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.29) 10.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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