[vsnet-grb 347988] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Nov 28 14:21:39 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 28 Nov 17 05:21:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.498d {+00h 38m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.178d {-73d 10' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 224.261d
SLEW_TIME:       19312.00 SOD {05:21:52.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18085 TJD;   332 DOY;   17/11/28
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       244.29d {+16h 17m 09s}  -21.33d {-21d 20' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         78.98 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      355.59d {+23h 42m 22s}   -5.24d {-05d 14' 31"}
MOON_DIST:        68.38 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.28,-43.92 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.27,-63.79 [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 216.99,-18.56 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 3.85 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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