[vsnet-grb 323706] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 2 14:43:36 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 02 May 17 05:43:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.606d {+00h 38m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.217d {-73d 13' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  32.766d
SLEW_TIME:       20636.00 SOD {05:43:56.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17875 TJD;   122 DOY;   17/05/02
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 41
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        39.58d {+02h 38m 20s}  +15.44d {+15d 26' 31"}
SUN_DIST:         90.69 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.51d {+08h 10m 02s}  +17.39d {+17d 23' 16"}
MOON_DIST:       113.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      40 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.23,-43.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.22,-63.84 [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 38.59,-19.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.90 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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