[vsnet-grb 285771] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 09 Mar 16 19:06:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.634d {+17h 18m 32s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -40.490d {-40d 29' 23"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.150d
SLEW_TIME:       68820.00 SOD {19:07:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17456 TJD;    69 DOY;   16/03/09
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        1RXS J171824.2-402934 
TGT_NUM:         35716,   Seg_Num: 15
MERIT:           40.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       350.48d {+23h 21m 56s}   -4.10d {-04d 05' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         87.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      359.99d {+23h 59m 59s}   -0.73d {-00d 43' 46"}
MOON_DIST:        97.17 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      1 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      347.29, -1.67 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.76,-17.35 [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 178.05,15.27 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.