[vsnet-grb 338023] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Sep 17 18:17:28 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.672d {+13h 02m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.858d {-63d 51' 27"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 331.209d
SLEW_TIME:       65880.00 SOD {18:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17998 TJD;   245 DOY;   17/09/02
OBS_TIME:        480.00 [sec]   (=8.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 62
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       161.97d {+10h 47m 52s}   +7.64d {+07d 38' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         76.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      300.75d {+20h 03m 00s}  -18.07d {-18d 04' 04"}
MOON_DIST:        80.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.17, -1.01 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.70,-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 239.99,-1.50 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.