[vsnet-grb 365888] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed May 9 21:37:20 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 May 18 12:37:20 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   245.104d {+16h 20m 25s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -49.996d {-49d 59' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 160.904d
SLEW_TIME:       45480.00 SOD {12:38:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18247 TJD;   129 DOY;   18/05/09
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MAXI J1621-501 
TGT_NUM:         10670,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        46.39d {+03h 05m 34s}  +17.43d {+17d 25' 35"}
SUN_DIST:        143.97 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      337.28d {+22h 29m 08s}  -11.81d {-11d 48' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        82.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      36 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      333.48,  0.06 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      252.14,-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 167.14,-10.94 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.02) 11.06 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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