[vsnet-grb 318649] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Wed 22 Mar 17 22:00:27 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:    44.926d {+02h 59m 42s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +24.808d {+24d 48' 29"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 259.611d
SLEW_TIME:       79260.00 SOD {22:01:00.00} 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:         2.27d {+00h 09m 04s}   +0.98d {+00d 58' 56"}
SUN_DIST:         47.81 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.8 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      299.02d {+19h 56m 06s}  -17.66d {-17d 39' 33"}
MOON_DIST:       111.60 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      29 [%]
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 220.64,-2.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.