[vsnet-grb 429870] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

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Wed Dec 18 05:39:59 JST 2019


TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Tue 17 Dec 19 20:39:59 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: 245.536d
SLEW_TIME:       74424.00 SOD {20:40:24.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18834 TJD;   351 DOY;   19/12/17
OBS_TIME:        96.00 [sec]   (=1.6 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SMC J0038.2-7312 
TGT_NUM:         48736,   Seg_Num: 144
MERIT:           83.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       265.22d {+17h 40m 53s}  -23.36d {-23d 21' 47"}
SUN_DIST:         71.80 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.0 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      161.22d {+10h 44m 53s}  +12.84d {+12d 50' 27"}
MOON_DIST:       117.51 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
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 10.11,-1.12 [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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