[vsnet-grb 390318] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Dec 18 02:40:54 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 17 Dec 18 17:40:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   236.301d {+15h 45m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.182d {+17d 10' 56"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 137.745d
SLEW_TIME:       63660.00 SOD {17:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18469 TJD;   351 DOY;   18/12/17
OBS_TIME:        1200.00 [sec]   (=20.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1545.1+1709 
TGT_NUM:         49498,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       265.35d {+17h 41m 24s}  -23.37d {-23d 22' 02"}
SUN_DIST:         49.33 [deg]   Sun_angle= 1.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       21.66d {+01h 26m 40s}   +3.49d {+03d 29' 38"}
MOON_DIST:       139.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      72 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       28.29, 48.77 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      229.09, 35.96 [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 210.86,-17.09 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.14) 8.71 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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