[vsnet-grb 318627] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Mar 17 17:16:12 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.926d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.809d {+24d 48' 33"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 256.991d
SLEW_TIME:       62214.00 SOD {17:16:54.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17834 TJD;    81 DOY;   17/03/22
OBS_TIME:        246.00 [sec]   (=4.1 [min])
TGT_NAME:        Swift J0259.8+2448 
TGT_NUM:         87068,   Seg_Num: 12
MERIT:           45.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:         2.09d {+00h 08m 21s}   +0.90d {+00d 54' 16"}
SUN_DIST:         48.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      296.45d {+19h 45m 49s}  -17.94d {-17d 56' 15"}
MOON_DIST:       113.99 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      31 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.57,-29.56 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:       49.60,  7.47 [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 301.07,0.45 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.