[vsnet-grb 311535] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 27 03:03:18 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 26 Dec 16 18:03:18 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.913d {+08h 03m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.982d {-39d 58' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 147.603d
SLEW_TIME:       65040.00 SOD {18:04:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17748 TJD;   361 DOY;   16/12/26
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Zeta Puppis 
TGT_NUM:         32727,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       275.89d {+18h 23m 34s}  -23.33d {-23d 19' 33"}
SUN_DIST:        112.44 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      246.37d {+16h 25m 30s}  -16.56d {-16d 33' 37"}
MOON_DIST:       103.94 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      6 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      255.96, -4.68 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      138.56,-58.32 [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 17.63,17.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.25) 1.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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