[vsnet-grb 305797] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 18 05:09:39 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Oct 16 20:09:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   315.865d {+21h 03m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +45.743d {+45d 44' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 289.369d
SLEW_TIME:       72600.00 SOD {20:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17678 TJD;   291 DOY;   16/10/17
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SAXJ2103.5+4545 
TGT_NUM:         30922,   Seg_Num: 38
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=8346=0x209A
SUN_POSTN:       203.06d {+13h 32m 13s}   -9.63d {-09d 38' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        112.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       47.02d {+03h 08m 06s}  +12.79d {+12d 47' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        81.56 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       87.11, -0.67 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.18, 58.26 [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 8.68,-16.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.48) 9.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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