[vsnet-grb 347457] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Nov 23 02:00:54 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Nov 17 17:00:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    68.473d {+04h 33m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.153d {+18d 09' 11"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  48.927d
SLEW_TIME:       61260.00 SOD {17:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18079 TJD;   326 DOY;   17/11/22
OBS_TIME:        1380.00 [sec]   (=23.0 [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:       238.43d {+15h 53m 43s}  -20.27d {-20d 16' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        170.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      287.78d {+19h 11m 08s}  -19.84d {-19d 50' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       143.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      15 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      179.28,-19.61 [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 38.48,-19.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 9.53 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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