[vsnet-grb 395310] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Fri Feb 1 00:11:26 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Jan 19 15:11:26 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.456d {+17h 17m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.068d {-44d 04' 04"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.466d
SLEW_TIME:       54720.00 SOD {15:12:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18514 TJD;    31 DOY;   19/01/31
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:       313.91d {+20h 55m 38s}  -17.34d {-17d 20' 40"}
SUN_DIST:         52.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.6 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      264.73d {+17h 38m 55s}  -20.54d {-20d 32' 41"}
MOON_DIST:        23.90 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      16 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      344.29, -3.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.91,-20.92 [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 227.79,-20.03 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 11.16 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.  



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