[vsnet-grb 340718] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 24 Sep 17 07:09:22 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   278.888d {+18h 35m 33s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -8.244d {-08d 14' 37"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 264.439d
SLEW_TIME:       25800.00 SOD {07:10:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18020 TJD;   267 DOY;   17/09/24
OBS_TIME:        1320.00 [sec]   (=22.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SGPS J1835.7-0815 
TGT_NUM:         87488,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       181.32d {+12h 05m 16s}   -0.57d {-00d 34' 12"}
SUN_DIST:         97.65 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      228.49d {+15h 13m 58s}  -12.66d {-12d 39' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        49.92 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      17 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       23.79, -0.25 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.10, 14.91 [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 96.74,15.10 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        There is a bright star (mag=3.85) 5.13 arcmin from this position.  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.