[vsnet-grb 305953] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Oct 19 20:53:14 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 19 Oct 16 11:53:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.547d {+00h 38m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.171d {-73d 10' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 187.587d
SLEW_TIME:       42797.00 SOD {11:53:17.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17680 TJD;   293 DOY;   16/10/19
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       204.61d {+13h 38m 26s}  -10.23d {-10d 13' 58"}
SUN_DIST:         96.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       72.25d {+04h 49m 00s}  +17.29d {+17d 17' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        98.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      84 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.30,-63.80 [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 99.27,-19.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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