[vsnet-grb 346980] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 16 13:07:14 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Nov 17 04:07:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.888d {+18h 35m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -8.243d {-08d 14' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 262.635d
SLEW_TIME:       14880.00 SOD {04:08:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18073 TJD;   320 DOY;   17/11/16
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGPS J1835.7-0815 
TGT_NUM:         87488,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       231.61d {+15h 26m 27s}  -18.77d {-18d 46' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         47.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      207.47d {+13h 49m 54s}   -6.30d {-06d 18' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        71.02 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.79, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.10, 14.92 [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 87.07,16.62 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.85) 5.14 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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