[vsnet-grb 300954] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 25 08:18:18 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 24 Aug 16 23:18:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.569d {+08h 02m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +57.160d {+57d 09' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 129.235d
SLEW_TIME:       83940.00 SOD {23:19:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17624 TJD;   237 DOY;   16/08/24
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0802.1+5709 
TGT_NUM:         85702,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       154.19d {+10h 16m 45s}  +10.69d {+10d 41' 20"}
SUN_DIST:         53.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       58.70d {+03h 54m 47s}  +15.07d {+15d 04' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        62.43 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      52 [%]
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 130.33,15.76 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.49) 7.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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