[vsnet-grb 318058] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 04:53:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    10.972d {+00h 43m 53s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -50.181d {-50d 10' 51"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 337.182d
SLEW_TIME:       17640.00 SOD {04:54:00.00} 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:       357.97d {+23h 51m 53s}   -0.88d {-00d 52' 46"}
SUN_DIST:         50.48 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      239.86d {+15h 59m 26s}  -15.20d {-15d 12' 11"}
MOON_DIST:       101.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      306.01,-66.90 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      342.87,-48.87 [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 143.14,-6.74 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.