[vsnet-grb 318046] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 01:42:23 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.968d {+00h 43m 52s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.180d {-50d 10' 47"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 330.855d
SLEW_TIME:       6180.00 SOD {01:43:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17830 TJD;    77 DOY;   17/03/18
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0043.9-5009 
TGT_NUM:         87055,   Seg_Num: 4
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       357.85d {+23h 51m 24s}   -0.93d {-00d 55' 55"}
SUN_DIST:         50.45 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      238.27d {+15h 53m 04s}  -14.89d {-14d 53' 13"}
MOON_DIST:       103.01 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      74 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.02,-66.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.87,-48.86 [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 191.60,-6.87 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.