[vsnet-grb 390838] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Sat Dec 22 11:49:38 JST 2018


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 22 Dec 18 02:49:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   236.300d {+15h 45m 12s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +17.183d {+17d 10' 60"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 141.274d
SLEW_TIME:       10200.00 SOD {02:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18474 TJD;   356 DOY;   18/12/22
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        RX J1545.1+1709 
TGT_NUM:         49498,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12431=0x308F
SUN_POSTN:       270.21d {+18h 00m 50s}  -23.44d {-23d 26' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         52.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 2.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       81.01d {+05h 24m 02s}  +20.14d {+20d 08' 12"}
MOON_DIST:       135.65 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      99 [%]
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 17.20,-20.17 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.14) 8.62 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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