[vsnet-grb 318105] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 13:55:16 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   265.695d {+17h 42m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -27.745d {-27d 44' 41"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  96.712d
SLEW_TIME:       50160.00 SOD {13:56:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17830 TJD;    77 DOY;   17/03/18
OBS_TIME:        360.00 [sec]   (=6.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GRS 1739-278 
TGT_NUM:         33812,   Seg_Num: 74
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       358.31d {+23h 53m 15s}   -0.73d {-00d 43' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         91.74 [deg]   Sun_angle= 6.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      244.39d {+16h 17m 35s}  -16.04d {-16d 02' 06"}
MOON_DIST:        23.13 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        0.69,  1.16 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.18, -4.36 [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 243.77,-13.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=6.36) 10.81 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.