[vsnet-grb 318199] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 19 Mar 17 08:44:38 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.538d {+18h 38m 09s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.924d {-06d 55' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  93.707d
SLEW_TIME:       31500.00 SOD {08:45:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17831 TJD;    78 DOY;   17/03/19
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1838-0655 
TGT_NUM:         34977,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       359.03d {+23h 56m 07s}   -0.42d {-00d 25' 14"}
SUN_DIST:         79.29 [deg]   Sun_angle= 5.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      253.95d {+16h 55m 48s}  -17.45d {-17d 27' 05"}
MOON_DIST:        27.31 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      62 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.26, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.86, 16.19 [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 253.36,7.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.