[vsnet-grb 390417] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 19 02:02:23 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 18 Dec 18 17:02:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:     9.559d {+00h 38m 14s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.196d {-73d 11' 44"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 252.547d
SLEW_TIME:       61380.00 SOD {17:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18470 TJD;   352 DOY;   18/12/18
OBS_TIME:        145.00 [sec]   (=2.4 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 103
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       266.43d {+17h 45m 43s}  -23.40d {-23d 23' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         71.43 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       33.55d {+02h 14m 12s}   +7.99d {+07d 59' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        82.50 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      80 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.26,-43.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.25,-63.82 [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 94.17,-2.20 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.85) 4.01 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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