[vsnet-grb 286518] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 18 Mar 16 13:34:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.750d {+17h 51m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -32.328d {-32d 19' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  94.341d
SLEW_TIME:       48900.00 SOD {13:35:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17465 TJD;    78 DOY;   16/03/18
OBS_TIME:        720.00 [sec]   (=12.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        IGR J17508-3219 
TGT_NUM:         34409,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       358.52d {+23h 54m 05s}   -0.64d {-00d 38' 26"}
SUN_DIST:         90.08 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      124.26d {+08h 17m 03s}  +15.58d {+15d 34' 57"}
MOON_DIST:       143.14 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      357.69, -2.74 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      268.08, -8.90 [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 229.77,3.04 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.