[vsnet-grb 318075] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 08:51:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.627d {+18h 46m 31s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.974d {-02d 58' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  90.309d
SLEW_TIME:       31920.00 SOD {08:52:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17830 TJD;    77 DOY;   17/03/18
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 162
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       358.12d {+23h 52m 29s}   -0.81d {-00d 48' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         76.24 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      241.85d {+16h 07m 23s}  -15.58d {-15d 34' 48"}
MOON_DIST:        41.35 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      71 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.72, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.37, 19.97 [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 258.72,8.00 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.