[vsnet-grb 383713] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Oct 16 18:04:42 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 16 Oct 18 09:04:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   246.085d {+16h 24m 20s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -33.179d {-33d 10' 45"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 284.112d
SLEW_TIME:       32700.00 SOD {09:05:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18407 TJD;   289 DOY;   18/10/16
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J1624.5-3310 
TGT_NUM:         85653,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       201.24d {+13h 24m 57s}   -8.92d {-08d 55' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         48.10 [deg]   Sun_angle= -3.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      290.44d {+19h 21m 46s}  -20.95d {-20d 57' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        40.76 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      47 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      346.07, 11.33 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      249.75,-11.41 [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 38.40,-14.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.47) 5.09 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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