[vsnet-grb 378550] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Aug 31 05:05:50 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 30 Aug 18 20:05:50 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   280.662d {+18h 42m 39s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +62.721d {+62d 43' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 307.018d
SLEW_TIME:       72360.00 SOD {20:06:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18360 TJD;   242 DOY;   18/08/30
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1842.8+6244 
TGT_NUM:         87167,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       159.10d {+10h 36m 23s}   +8.79d {+08d 47' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         95.82 [deg]   Sun_angle= -8.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       27.10d {+01h 48m 23s}   +5.64d {+05d 38' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        92.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      82 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       92.61, 24.89 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      324.85, 84.05 [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 356.66,-8.24 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.09) 11.87 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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