[vsnet-grb 346986] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 16 14:43:15 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 16 Nov 17 05:43:14 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.889d {+18h 35m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -8.241d {-08d 14' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 257.962d
SLEW_TIME:       20640.00 SOD {05:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18073 TJD;   320 DOY;   17/11/16
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       231.68d {+15h 26m 44s}  -18.78d {-18d 47' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         47.18 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      208.26d {+13h 53m 03s}   -6.57d {-06d 34' 11"}
MOON_DIST:        70.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.79, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.11, 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 64.30,16.97 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.85) 5.17 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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