[vsnet-grb 316883] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 24 21:22:40 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Feb 17 12:22:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   244.246d {+16h 16m 59s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -53.719d {-53d 43' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 101.173d
SLEW_TIME:       44580.00 SOD {12:23:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17808 TJD;    55 DOY;   17/02/24
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1616.8-5343 
TGT_NUM:         34939,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       337.86d {+22h 31m 26s}   -9.28d {-09d 16' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         84.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      312.06d {+20h 48m 14s}  -15.62d {-15d 37' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        64.20 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      330.49, -2.23 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.38,-31.84 [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 250.20,10.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.44) 5.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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