[vsnet-grb 367500] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu May 24 18:05:27 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 24 May 18 09:05:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.015d {+10h 36m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.597d {-59d 35' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 266.661d
SLEW_TIME:       32760.00 SOD {09:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18262 TJD;   144 DOY;   18/05/24
OBS_TIME:        1260.00 [sec]   (=21.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18fv 
TGT_NUM:         88679,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:        61.13d {+04h 04m 31s}  +20.79d {+20d 47' 13"}
SUN_DIST:        111.87 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      182.72d {+12h 10m 53s}   +3.25d {+03d 14' 56"}
MOON_DIST:        65.61 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.56, -1.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      200.51,-59.70 [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 76.06,-2.14 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.08) 2.86 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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