[vsnet-grb 354603] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 30 14:51:37 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 30 Jan 18 05:51:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.482d {+00h 37m 56s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.207d {-73d 12' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 297.543d
SLEW_TIME:       21124.00 SOD {05:52:04.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18148 TJD;    30 DOY;   18/01/30
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 68
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       312.73d {+20h 50m 56s}  -17.66d {-17d 39' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         63.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      113.46d {+07h 33m 51s}  +19.70d {+19d 42' 08"}
MOON_DIST:       112.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      97 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.29,-43.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.21,-63.80 [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 80.44,-15.86 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 5.32 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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