[vsnet-grb 356594] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Feb 17 23:54:37 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Feb 18 14:54:37 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.087d {+16h 20m 21s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.035d {-50d 02' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.111d
SLEW_TIME:       53700.00 SOD {14:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18166 TJD;    48 DOY;   18/02/17
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AX J1620.1-5002 
TGT_NUM:         36140,   Seg_Num: 13
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       331.03d {+22h 04m 07s}  -11.86d {-11d 51' 25"}
SUN_DIST:         78.13 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.7 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      350.89d {+23h 23m 33s}   -7.08d {-07d 05' 01"}
MOON_DIST:        94.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      3 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.44,  0.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.13,-28.13 [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 171.64,-12.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 8.74 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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