[vsnet-grb 341524] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 01 Oct 17 03:29:59 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.488d {+18h 37m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.922d {-06d 55' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 260.456d
SLEW_TIME:       12600.00 SOD {03:30:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18027 TJD;   274 DOY;   17/10/01
OBS_TIME:        1560.00 [sec]   (=26.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1838-0655 
TGT_NUM:         34977,   Seg_Num: 21
MERIT:           76.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       187.49d {+12h 29m 57s}   -3.23d {-03d 14' 00"}
SUN_DIST:         91.83 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      313.77d {+20h 55m 05s}  -16.25d {-16d 15' 03"}
MOON_DIST:        34.58 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      78 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, -0.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.81, 16.20 [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 179.44,16.44 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.