[vsnet-grb 316895] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Fri 24 Feb 17 17:40:19 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.928d {+02h 59m 43s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.814d {+24d 48' 52"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 244.476d
SLEW_TIME:       63660.00 SOD {17:41:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17808 TJD;    55 DOY;   17/02/24
OBS_TIME:        300.00 [sec]   (=5.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0259.8+2448 
TGT_NUM:         87068,   Seg_Num: 8
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       338.07d {+22h 32m 17s}   -9.20d {-09d 11' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         73.68 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      314.99d {+20h 59m 58s}  -15.07d {-15d 04' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        96.45 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      4 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.57,-29.55 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.60,  7.47 [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 289.46,10.92 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.