[vsnet-grb 318633] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Mar 17 18:49:58 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.926d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.811d {+24d 48' 39"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 253.389d
SLEW_TIME:       67800.00 SOD {18:50:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17834 TJD;    81 DOY;   17/03/22
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [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:         2.15d {+00h 08m 35s}   +0.93d {+00d 55' 48"}
SUN_DIST:         47.94 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.9 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      297.30d {+19h 49m 12s}  -17.85d {-17d 50' 58"}
MOON_DIST:       113.21 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      30 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      156.57,-29.55 [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 271.35,-1.68 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.