[vsnet-grb 341786] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 3 19:21:30 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 03 Oct 17 10:21:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.555d {+00h 38m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.171d {-73d 10' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 182.596d
SLEW_TIME:       37308.00 SOD {10:21:48.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18029 TJD;   276 DOY;   17/10/03
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 56
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       189.56d {+12h 38m 15s}   -4.12d {-04d 07' 04"}
SUN_DIST:        102.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -12.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      342.79d {+22h 51m 10s}   -8.91d {-08d 54' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        66.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      94 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.30,-63.81 [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 221.48,-19.32 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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