[vsnet-grb 380819] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Sep 21 16:48:38 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 21 Sep 18 07:48:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   186.987d {+12h 27m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -48.920d {-48d 55' 10"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 347.910d
SLEW_TIME:       28140.00 SOD {07:49:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18382 TJD;   264 DOY;   18/09/21
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        XSS J12270-4859 
TGT_NUM:         35101,   Seg_Num: 35
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       178.43d {+11h 53m 43s}   +0.68d {+00d 40' 50"}
SUN_DIST:         50.28 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      318.57d {+21h 14m 16s}  -16.96d {-16d 57' 35"}
MOON_DIST:       101.18 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      298.96, 13.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      209.78,-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 0.66,-11.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.26) 11.29 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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