[vsnet-grb 311588] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 27 20:35:27 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Dec 16 11:35:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   120.914d {+08h 03m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -39.982d {-39d 58' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 146.012d
SLEW_TIME:       41760.00 SOD {11:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17749 TJD;   362 DOY;   16/12/27
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Zeta Puppis 
TGT_NUM:         32727,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=4088=0xFF8
SUN_POSTN:       276.70d {+18h 26m 48s}  -23.29d {-23d 17' 36"}
SUN_DIST:        112.72 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      255.45d {+17h 01m 47s}  -17.78d {-17d 46' 42"}
MOON_DIST:       108.28 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      255.97, -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 137.92,9.50 [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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