[vsnet-grb 387138] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sun Nov 18 09:39:55 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 18 Nov 18 00:39:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   159.113d {+10h 36m 27s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -59.603d {-59d 36' 09"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  79.056d
SLEW_TIME:       2400.00 SOD {00:40:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18440 TJD;   322 DOY;   18/11/18
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-18fv 
TGT_NUM:         10640,   Seg_Num: 11
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       233.28d {+15h 33m 08s}  -19.16d {-19d 09' 41"}
SUN_DIST:         65.49 [deg]   Sun_angle= 4.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      354.33d {+23h 37m 20s}   -6.87d {-06d 52' 23"}
MOON_DIST:       112.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      286.60, -1.08 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      200.59,-59.67 [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 4.78,-11.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.08) 2.44 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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