[vsnet-grb 355566] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Feb 8 12:11:53 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 08 Feb 18 03:11:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   198.266d {+13h 13m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.383d {-63d 22' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 121.998d
SLEW_TIME:       11520.00 SOD {03:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18157 TJD;    39 DOY;   18/02/08
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        WX CEN 
TGT_NUM:         84118,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       321.72d {+21h 26m 53s}  -15.03d {-15d 01' 54"}
SUN_DIST:         90.22 [deg]   Sun_angle= 8.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      233.54d {+15h 34m 10s}  -13.82d {-13d 48' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        55.32 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      45 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      305.35, -0.61 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      228.71,-49.85 [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 49.69,-15.72 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.33) 9.26 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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