[vsnet-grb 336681] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 16 14:28:54 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 16 Aug 17 05:28:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.968d {+12h 27m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.913d {-48d 54' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 315.009d
SLEW_TIME:       19740.00 SOD {05:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17981 TJD;   228 DOY;   17/08/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 32
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       145.88d {+09h 43m 31s}  +13.67d {+13d 40' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         72.53 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       68.22d {+04h 32m 52s}  +16.78d {+16d 46' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       121.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      37 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.76,-41.28 [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 107.75,20.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.54 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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