[vsnet-grb 311553] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 27 09:44:29 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Dec 16 00:44:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.908d {+08h 03m 38s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.980d {-39d 58' 46"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 158.679d
SLEW_TIME:       2700.00 SOD {00:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17749 TJD;   362 DOY;   16/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Zeta Puppis 
TGT_NUM:         32727,   Seg_Num: 10
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       276.20d {+18h 24m 48s}  -23.31d {-23d 18' 50"}
SUN_DIST:        112.55 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      249.81d {+16h 39m 15s}  -17.07d {-17d 04' 19"}
MOON_DIST:       105.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      255.96, -4.69 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      138.55,-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 9.46,-13.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=2.25) 1.51 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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