[vsnet-grb 324761] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 9 14:13:53 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 09 May 17 05:13:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.613d {+00h 38m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.215d {-73d 12' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  38.924d
SLEW_TIME:       18847.00 SOD {05:14:07.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17882 TJD;   129 DOY;   17/05/09
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 42
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        46.33d {+03h 05m 18s}  +17.41d {+17d 24' 32"}
SUN_DIST:         93.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      209.40d {+13h 57m 36s}   -7.38d {-07d 22' 38"}
MOON_DIST:        98.53 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.23,-43.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.23,-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 16.98,-20.60 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.78 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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