[vsnet-grb 306459] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 25 08:53:32 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 24 Oct 16 23:53:32 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.720d {+17h 46m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -64.647d {-64d 38' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 285.009d
SLEW_TIME:       86040.00 SOD {23:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17686 TJD;   299 DOY;   16/10/25
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IC4662 
TGT_NUM:         84525,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       209.83d {+13h 59m 19s}  -12.17d {-12d 10' 05"}
SUN_DIST:         65.38 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      150.03d {+10h 00m 07s}  +10.89d {+10d 53' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       111.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      328.53,-17.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.13,-41.23 [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 191.43,-18.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.62) 8.70 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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