[vsnet-grb 357775] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Feb 27 14:25:24 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 27 Feb 18 05:25:24 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.510d {+00h 38m 02s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.216d {-73d 12' 58"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 325.688d
SLEW_TIME:       19571.00 SOD {05:26:11.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18176 TJD;    58 DOY;   18/02/27
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 70
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       340.19d {+22h 40m 46s}   -8.36d {-08d 21' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         67.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      122.62d {+08h 10m 28s}  +18.88d {+18d 52' 56"}
MOON_DIST:       114.63 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      89 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.27,-43.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.20,-63.82 [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 159.73,-19.08 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 5.50 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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