[vsnet-grb 344167] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Oct 21 05:40:56 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 20 Oct 17 20:40:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   247.799d {+16h 31m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.932d {-41d 55' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 306.165d
SLEW_TIME:       74460.00 SOD {20:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18046 TJD;   293 DOY;   17/10/20
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1631-4155 
TGT_NUM:         49587,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       205.67d {+13h 42m 41s}  -10.64d {-10d 38' 06"}
SUN_DIST:         48.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      219.05d {+14h 36m 13s}  -10.10d {-10d 06' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        40.79 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      340.57,  4.34 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.61,-19.82 [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 191.35,-5.48 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.33) 8.89 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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