[vsnet-grb 365729] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 8 20:08:13 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 08 May 18 11:08:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.427d {+17h 45m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.975d {-28d 58' 30"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 108.845d
SLEW_TIME:       40140.00 SOD {11:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18246 TJD;   128 DOY;   18/05/08
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         94007,   Seg_Num: 36
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        45.36d {+03h 01m 26s}  +17.14d {+17d 08' 31"}
SUN_DIST:        140.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      324.49d {+21h 37m 58s}  -15.28d {-15d 16' 33"}
MOON_DIST:        54.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.98, -0.04 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.86, -5.57 [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 194.29,-9.79 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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