[vsnet-grb 314298] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 25 Jan 17 21:19:17 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   259.455d {+17h 17m 49s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -44.071d {-44d 04' 14"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  83.115d
SLEW_TIME:       76800.00 SOD {21:20:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17778 TJD;    25 DOY;   17/01/25
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        3FGL J1717.6-4404 
TGT_NUM:         85044,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           60.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       308.48d {+20h 33m 56s}  -18.74d {-18d 44' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         47.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      282.20d {+18h 48m 47s}  -18.80d {-18d 47' 47"}
MOON_DIST:        31.49 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      5 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      344.28, -3.62 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      261.91,-20.93 [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 170.65,-9.51 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=5.76) 11.12 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.