[vsnet-grb 311779] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Dec 29 18:50:26 JST 2016


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 29 Dec 16 09:50:25 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.476d {+00h 37m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.189d {-73d 11' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.969d
SLEW_TIME:       35460.00 SOD {09:51:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17751 TJD;   364 DOY;   16/12/29
OBS_TIME:        187.00 [sec]   (=3.1 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 27
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       278.83d {+18h 35m 20s}  -23.19d {-23d 11' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         68.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      280.10d {+18h 40m 24s}  -18.89d {-18d 53' 37"}
MOON_DIST:        71.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      0 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.29,-43.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.24,-63.79 [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 163.31,4.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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