[vsnet-grb 286381] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 17 Mar 16 03:17:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   152.418d {+10h 09m 40s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -58.271d {-58d 16' 15"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 198.061d
SLEW_TIME:       11880.00 SOD {03:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17464 TJD;    77 DOY;   16/03/17
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRO J1008-57 
TGT_NUM:         31030,   Seg_Num: 43
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       357.22d {+23h 48m 52s}   -1.21d {-01d 12' 19"}
SUN_DIST:        117.31 [deg]   Sun_angle= -10.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      105.23d {+07h 00m 56s}  +17.73d {+17d 43' 57"}
MOON_DIST:        85.44 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      65 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      282.98, -1.81 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      193.85,-61.31 [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 208.78,-5.46 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.