[vsnet-grb 337877] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 31 Aug 17 20:53:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   304.274d {+20h 17m 06s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.180d {+58d 10' 49"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 330.607d
SLEW_TIME:       75240.00 SOD {20:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17996 TJD;   243 DOY;   17/08/31
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2017gas 
TGT_NUM:         10254,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       160.25d {+10h 41m 01s}   +8.33d {+08d 19' 53"}
SUN_DIST:        107.39 [deg]   Sun_angle= -9.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      276.68d {+18h 26m 43s}  -19.33d {-19d 20' 00"}
MOON_DIST:        80.89 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      73 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       92.75, 12.48 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      348.25, 72.35 [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 10.16,-8.49 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.