[vsnet-grb 348226] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Nov 29 23:47:53 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 29 Nov 17 14:47:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    68.477d {+04h 33m 55s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +18.159d {+18d 09' 34"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  66.532d
SLEW_TIME:       53280.00 SOD {14:48:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18086 TJD;   333 DOY;   17/11/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [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:       245.78d {+16h 23m 08s}  -21.57d {-21d 34' 15"}
SUN_DIST:        175.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 11.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       13.17d {+00h 52m 40s}   +1.11d {+01d 06' 20"}
MOON_DIST:        57.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
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 65.20,-18.42 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.25) 9.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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