[vsnet-grb 310626] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 15 17:36:42 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 15 Dec 16 08:36:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   236.300d {+15h 45m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.183d {+17d 10' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 140.617d
SLEW_TIME:       31020.00 SOD {08:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17737 TJD;   350 DOY;   16/12/15
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1545.1+1709 
TGT_NUM:         49498,   Seg_Num: 6
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       263.26d {+17h 33m 01s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         48.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      103.27d {+06h 53m 04s}  +18.83d {+18d 49' 39"}
MOON_DIST:       121.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       28.29, 48.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      229.09, 35.96 [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 18.16,-19.57 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.14) 8.63 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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