[vsnet-grb 337740] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 28 Aug 17 01:15:53 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.656d {+13h 02m 37s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.852d {-63d 51' 07"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 310.929d
SLEW_TIME:       4560.00 SOD {01:16:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17993 TJD;   240 DOY;   17/08/28
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 61
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=286=0x11E
SUN_POSTN:       156.78d {+10h 27m 08s}   +9.70d {+09d 41' 49"}
SUN_DIST:         79.37 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      229.85d {+15h 19m 23s}  -12.87d {-12d 52' 26"}
MOON_DIST:        56.25 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      38 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.16, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.69,-50.92 [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 161.19,5.81 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.