[vsnet-grb 367910] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue May 29 14:49:53 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 29 May 18 05:49:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   268.045d {+17h 52m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -60.288d {-60d 17' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 134.014d
SLEW_TIME:       21000.00 SOD {05:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18267 TJD;   149 DOY;   18/05/29
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17520-6018 
TGT_NUM:         41225,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:        66.06d {+04h 24m 14s}  +21.61d {+21d 36' 47"}
SUN_DIST:        138.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 10.5 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      242.52d {+16h 10m 04s}  -16.46d {-16d 27' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        47.66 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      100 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      332.91,-16.45 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.79,-36.86 [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 207.72,-16.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.78) 8.60 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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