[vsnet-grb 303243] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Sep 21 12:34:22 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 21 Sep 16 03:34:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.572d {+00h 38m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.171d {-73d 10' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 171.439d
SLEW_TIME:       12901.00 SOD {03:35:01.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17652 TJD;   265 DOY;   16/09/21
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 14
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       178.71d {+11h 54m 49s}   +0.56d {+00d 33' 40"}
SUN_DIST:        107.16 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       57.35d {+03h 49m 25s}  +14.89d {+14d 53' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        93.22 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      75 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.25,-43.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.31,-63.81 [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 35.90,-17.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.65 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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