[vsnet-grb 348789] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 5 15:05:22 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 05 Dec 17 06:05:21 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.493d {+00h 37m 58s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.180d {-73d 10' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 229.485d
SLEW_TIME:       21956.00 SOD {06:05:56.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18092 TJD;   339 DOY;   17/12/05
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 63
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       251.88d {+16h 47m 32s}  -22.39d {-22d 23' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         76.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       96.03d {+06h 24m 08s}  +19.93d {+19d 55' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       107.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      96 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.28,-43.91 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.26,-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 142.87,-19.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 3.99 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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