[vsnet-grb 301532] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 31 18:16:49 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 31 Aug 16 09:16:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.612d {+00h 38m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.176d {-73d 10' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.672d
SLEW_TIME:       33444.00 SOD {09:17:24.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17631 TJD;   244 DOY;   16/08/31
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       160.03d {+10h 40m 08s}   +8.42d {+08d 25' 09"}
SUN_DIST:        112.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      148.39d {+09h 53m 33s}  +11.33d {+11d 20' 03"}
MOON_DIST:       113.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.24,-43.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.31,-63.82 [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 173.75,-19.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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