[vsnet-grb 395256] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Thu Jan 31 09:45:56 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 19 00:45:56 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.455d {+17h 17m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.071d {-44d 04' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.260d
SLEW_TIME:       2760.00 SOD {00:46:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18514 TJD;    31 DOY;   19/01/31
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1717.6-4404 
TGT_NUM:         85044,   Seg_Num: 9
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       313.29d {+20h 53m 10s}  -17.51d {-17d 30' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         51.91 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      256.98d {+17h 07m 55s}  -19.51d {-19d 30' 44"}
MOON_DIST:        24.69 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      20 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      344.28, -3.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.91,-20.93 [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 65.07,-20.07 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 11.12 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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