[vsnet-grb 318156] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 18 Mar 17 21:43:52 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   311.066d {+20h 44m 16s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.729d {-10d 43' 43"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  77.281d
SLEW_TIME:       78240.00 SOD {21:44:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17830 TJD;    77 DOY;   17/03/18
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 509 
TGT_NUM:         93157,   Seg_Num: 2
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       358.61d {+23h 54m 26s}   -0.60d {-00d 36' 07"}
SUN_DIST:         48.07 [deg]   Sun_angle= 3.2 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      248.34d {+16h 33m 22s}  -16.68d {-16d 40' 34"}
MOON_DIST:        61.24 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      67 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.98,-29.88 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.58,  7.12 [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 90.78,-2.82 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.