[vsnet-grb 170744] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Mar 12 04:12:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   345.295d {+23h 01m 11s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.902d {+58d 54' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 156.408d
SLEW_TIME:       15180.00 SOD {04:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       16003 TJD;    77 DOY;   12/03/17
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1E 2259+589 
TGT_NUM:         32035,   Seg_Num: 18
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       357.22d {+23h 48m 54s}   -1.20d {-01d 12' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         60.89 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.8 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      294.49d {+19h 37m 59s}  -17.89d {-17d 53' 24"}
MOON_DIST:        87.36 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      28 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      109.10, -0.98 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       23.80, 56.91 [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 91.08,-4.39 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.