[vsnet-grb 282783] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 04 Feb 16 03:51:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.456d {+17h 17m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.068d {-44d 04' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  89.080d
SLEW_TIME:       13920.00 SOD {03:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17422 TJD;    35 DOY;   16/02/04
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1717.6-4404 
TGT_NUM:         85044,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       317.22d {+21h 08m 52s}  -16.41d {-16d 24' 23"}
SUN_DIST:         55.46 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.9 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      258.16d {+17h 12m 38s}  -17.81d {-17d 48' 45"}
MOON_DIST:        26.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      22 [%]
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 10.19,1.15 [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.