[vsnet-grb 338045] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 02 Sep 17 21:28:49 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.670d {+13h 02m 41s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.857d {-63d 51' 26"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 329.296d
SLEW_TIME:       77340.00 SOD {21:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       17998 TJD;   245 DOY;   17/09/02
OBS_TIME:        540.00 [sec]   (=9.0 [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:       162.09d {+10h 48m 21s}   +7.59d {+07d 35' 38"}
SUN_DIST:         75.95 [deg]   Sun_angle= -2.2 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      302.45d {+20h 09m 48s}  -17.86d {-17d 51' 35"}
MOON_DIST:        80.98 [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 191.63,-1.69 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.