[vsnet-grb 360285] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Mar 20 13:51:02 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 20 Mar 18 04:51:01 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.551d {+00h 38m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.221d {-73d 13' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 354.545d
SLEW_TIME:       17471.00 SOD {04:51:11.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18197 TJD;    79 DOY;   18/03/20
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 73
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       359.57d {+23h 58m 17s}   -0.19d {-00d 11' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         73.21 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.7 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       31.72d {+02h 06m 52s}   +7.49d {+07d 29' 19"}
MOON_DIST:        81.82 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      8 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.87 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.20,-63.83 [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 85.57,-10.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 5.42 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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