[vsnet-grb 321829] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Apr 18 13:06:51 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Apr 17 04:06:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.570d {+00h 38m 17s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.221d {-73d 13' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:   7.588d
SLEW_TIME:       14838.00 SOD {04:07:18.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17861 TJD;   108 DOY;   17/04/18
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 39
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        26.32d {+01h 45m 16s}  +10.88d {+10d 52' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         84.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      285.11d {+19h 00m 26s}  -18.95d {-18d 57' 07"}
MOON_DIST:        70.34 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.25,-43.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.20,-63.83 [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 167.21,-18.19 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 5.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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