[vsnet-grb 337316] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 24 20:45:58 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 Aug 17 11:45:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.105d {+17h 56m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.922d {-27d 55' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 258.896d
SLEW_TIME:       42368.00 SOD {11:46:08.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17989 TJD;   236 DOY;   17/08/24
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SBS J1756.5-2756 
TGT_NUM:         93462,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       153.53d {+10h 14m 06s}  +10.94d {+10d 56' 16"}
SUN_DIST:        117.85 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      186.83d {+12h 27m 18s}   +0.90d {+00d 54' 08"}
MOON_DIST:        83.85 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        2.09, -1.52 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.21, -4.48 [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 138.18,-20.58 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.80) 9.37 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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