[vsnet-grb 375990] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Aug 9 08:08:57 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 08 Aug 18 23:08:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.964d {+12h 27m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.909d {-48d 54' 32"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 304.305d
SLEW_TIME:       83340.00 SOD {23:09:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18338 TJD;   220 DOY;   18/08/08
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 34
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       138.81d {+09h 15m 14s}  +15.93d {+15d 56' 04"}
SUN_DIST:         77.79 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      102.53d {+06h 50m 08s}  +20.89d {+20d 53' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       102.26 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      9 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.95, 13.78 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.75,-41.28 [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 203.40,17.18 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 10.36 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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