[vsnet-grb 318111] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 15:17:47 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.627d {+18h 46m 30s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.978d {-02d 58' 40"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  81.526d
SLEW_TIME:       55080.00 SOD {15:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17830 TJD;    77 DOY;   17/03/18
OBS_TIME:        960.00 [sec]   (=16.0 [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:       358.37d {+23h 53m 28s}   -0.71d {-00d 42' 29"}
SUN_DIST:         76.50 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.1 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      245.09d {+16h 20m 21s}  -16.15d {-16d 09' 12"}
MOON_DIST:        38.48 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      69 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.72, -0.26 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.36, 19.96 [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 175.61,2.35 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.