[vsnet-grb 364452] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Apr 25 19:42:30 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Apr 18 10:42:30 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.118d {+16h 20m 28s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.002d {-50d 00' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 136.733d
SLEW_TIME:       38580.00 SOD {10:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18233 TJD;   115 DOY;   18/04/25
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1621-501 
TGT_NUM:         10670,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:        32.90d {+02h 11m 36s}  +13.25d {+13d 14' 58"}
SUN_DIST:        134.63 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      160.60d {+10h 42m 23s}  +10.71d {+10d 42' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        94.93 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      77 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.48,  0.05 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.15,-28.09 [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 215.11,18.34 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.07 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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