[vsnet-grb 364898] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 1 10:12:38 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 01 May 18 01:12:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.559d {+00h 38m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.196d {-73d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  28.929d
SLEW_TIME:       4379.00 SOD {01:12:59.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18239 TJD;   121 DOY;   18/05/01
OBS_TIME:        88.00 [sec]   (=1.5 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 78
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        38.22d {+02h 32m 52s}  +15.01d {+15d 00' 44"}
SUN_DIST:         90.05 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      231.37d {+15h 25m 30s}  -13.71d {-13d 42' 23"}
MOON_DIST:        89.11 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.25,-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 129.23,-18.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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