[vsnet-grb 348213] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 29 20:36:38 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Nov 17 11:36:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    68.476d {+04h 33m 54s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.157d {+18d 09' 24"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  59.828d
SLEW_TIME:       41820.00 SOD {11:37:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18086 TJD;   333 DOY;   17/11/29
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        DMTau 
TGT_NUM:         10435,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       245.64d {+16h 22m 34s}  -21.55d {-21d 32' 56"}
SUN_DIST:        175.56 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       11.46d {+00h 45m 50s}   +0.48d {+00d 28' 52"}
MOON_DIST:        58.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
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 113.47,-18.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 9.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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