[vsnet-grb 391822] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Tue Jan 1 03:52:52 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 31 Dec 18 18:52:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    58.817d {+03h 55m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +31.043d {+31d 02' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 276.339d
SLEW_TIME:       67980.00 SOD {18:53:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18483 TJD;   365 DOY;   18/12/31
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        X_Persei 
TGT_NUM:         88770,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       280.93d {+18h 43m 42s}  -23.06d {-23d 03' 21"}
SUN_DIST:        142.14 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      218.80d {+14h 35m 12s}   -9.75d {-09d 44' 46"}
MOON_DIST:       151.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      25 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      163.06,-17.15 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       63.18, 10.46 [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 21.00,-18.77 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.10) 1.49 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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