[vsnet-grb 380255] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Sep 16 13:58:57 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 16 Sep 18 04:58:57 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.084d {+10h 36m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.621d {-59d 37' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  23.164d
SLEW_TIME:       17940.00 SOD {04:59:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18377 TJD;   259 DOY;   18/09/16
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18fv 
TGT_NUM:         10640,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       173.84d {+11h 35m 22s}   +2.66d {+02d 39' 45"}
SUN_DIST:         63.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.0 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      254.12d {+16h 56m 28s}  -18.65d {-18d 38' 51"}
MOON_DIST:        76.37 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      43 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.60, -1.10 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      200.60,-59.69 [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 22.36,-20.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.08) 3.39 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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