[vsnet-grb 376775] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Aug 15 14:02:35 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 15 Aug 18 05:02:35 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   243.951d {+16h 15m 48s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +22.250d {+22d 14' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 291.158d
SLEW_TIME:       18180.00 SOD {05:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18345 TJD;   227 DOY;   18/08/15
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        AT2018cow 
TGT_NUM:         10724,   Seg_Num: 105
MERIT:           70.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       144.70d {+09h 38m 48s}  +14.06d {+14d 03' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         93.19 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      194.97d {+12h 59m 54s}   -1.14d {-01d 08' 09"}
MOON_DIST:        53.30 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      19 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       38.63, 43.63 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      236.42, 42.70 [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 127.95,18.40 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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