[vsnet-grb 343565] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 17 14:38:36 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Oct 17 05:38:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.553d {+00h 38m 13s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.171d {-73d 10' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 183.584d
SLEW_TIME:       20351.00 SOD {05:39:11.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18043 TJD;   290 DOY;   17/10/17
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 58
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       202.26d {+13h 29m 03s}   -9.33d {-09d 19' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         97.20 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      175.05d {+11h 40m 13s}   +5.06d {+05d 03' 47"}
MOON_DIST:       111.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      7 [%]
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 208.30,-14.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 2.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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