[vsnet-grb 350476] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Dec 22 02:24:40 JST 2017


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 21 Dec 17 17:24:40 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.914d {+23h 03m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -4.635d {-04d 38' 06"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 237.427d
SLEW_TIME:       62700.00 SOD {17:25:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18108 TJD;   355 DOY;   17/12/21
OBS_TIME:        1740.00 [sec]   (=29.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        2WHSP J230344.5-043856 
TGT_NUM:         87594,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       270.04d {+18h 00m 11s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 10"}
SUN_DIST:         75.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      309.66d {+20h 38m 37s}  -17.71d {-17d 42' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        38.05 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      10 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       69.35,-55.86 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      345.24,  1.28 [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 309.97,13.01 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.68) 10.58 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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