[vsnet-grb 344710] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Oct 26 16:23:30 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 26 Oct 17 07:23:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.171d {+16h 20m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.034d {-50d 02' 00"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 311.387d
SLEW_TIME:       26640.00 SOD {07:24:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18052 TJD;   299 DOY;   17/10/26
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGPS J1620.8-5001 
TGT_NUM:         87355,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       210.86d {+14h 03m 25s}  -12.53d {-12d 32' 03"}
SUN_DIST:         47.02 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      286.41d {+19h 05m 38s}  -19.65d {-19d 38' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        44.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.48,  0.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.19,-28.12 [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 22.39,-15.99 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 10.94 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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