[vsnet-grb 301040] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 26 05:12:16 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 25 Aug 16 20:12:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   134.529d {+08h 58m 07s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.593d {-48d 35' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  18.344d
SLEW_TIME:       72780.00 SOD {20:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17625 TJD;   238 DOY;   16/08/25
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J0858.0-4834 
TGT_NUM:         84955,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       154.99d {+10h 19m 56s}  +10.39d {+10d 23' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         61.71 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       71.28d {+04h 45m 07s}  +16.98d {+16d 58' 49"}
MOON_DIST:        86.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      42 [%]
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 215.51,20.55 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.87) 2.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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