[vsnet-grb 274145] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 17 Oct 15 21:06:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    12.293d {+00h 49m 10s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -73.167d {-73d 10' 02"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 190.992d
SLEW_TIME:       76020.00 SOD {21:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17312 TJD;   290 DOY;   15/10/17
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SXP18.3-field5 
TGT_NUM:         30878,   Seg_Num: 7
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       202.38d {+13h 29m 32s}   -9.37d {-09d 22' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         97.30 [deg]   Sun_angle= -11.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.11d {+17h 12m 27s}  -17.82d {-17d 49' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        79.71 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      21 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      303.16,-43.96 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      311.11,-64.52 [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 14.84,-19.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.