[vsnet-grb 301472] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 31 08:20:55 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Aug 16 23:20:55 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.578d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.981d {-02d 58' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.346d
SLEW_TIME:       84060.00 SOD {23:21:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17630 TJD;   243 DOY;   16/08/30
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 147
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       159.66d {+10h 38m 38s}   +8.57d {+08d 34' 07"}
SUN_DIST:        122.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      143.08d {+09h 32m 20s}  +12.64d {+12d 38' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       138.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      2 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.69, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.96 [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 238.83,-9.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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