[vsnet-grb 347450] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 23 00:25:38 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Nov 17 15:25:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    68.476d {+04h 33m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.157d {+18d 09' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  60.886d
SLEW_TIME:       55560.00 SOD {15:26:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18079 TJD;   326 DOY;   17/11/22
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        DMTau 
TGT_NUM:         10435,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       238.36d {+15h 53m 27s}  -20.26d {-20d 15' 25"}
SUN_DIST:        169.99 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      286.95d {+19h 07m 49s}  -19.87d {-19d 52' 14"}
MOON_DIST:       143.91 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.28,-19.60 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       69.55, -3.77 [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 63.72,-19.52 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 9.84 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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