[vsnet-grb 365904] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 10 00:51:35 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 May 18 15:51:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   269.343d {+17h 57m 22s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -41.823d {-41d 49' 22"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 124.530d
SLEW_TIME:       57120.00 SOD {15:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18247 TJD;   129 DOY;   18/05/09
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        4PBC J1757.2-4150 
TGT_NUM:         87583,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           61.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        46.52d {+03h 06m 05s}  +17.46d {+17d 27' 43"}
SUN_DIST:        135.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= 9.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      338.90d {+22h 35m 36s}  -11.32d {-11d 19' 22"}
MOON_DIST:        67.04 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      35 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      350.05, -8.57 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      269.48,-18.38 [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 128.68,-14.13 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=4.88) 7.98 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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