[vsnet-grb 341540] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 01 Oct 17 08:12:41 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   279.488d {+18h 37m 57s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -6.924d {-06d 55' 25"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.414d
SLEW_TIME:       29580.00 SOD {08:13:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18027 TJD;   274 DOY;   17/10/01
OBS_TIME:        1800.00 [sec]   (=30.0 [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:       187.67d {+12h 30m 40s}   -3.31d {-03d 18' 34"}
SUN_DIST:         91.64 [deg]   Sun_angle= -6.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      316.26d {+21h 05m 02s}  -15.77d {-15d 46' 21"}
MOON_DIST:        36.84 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      79 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       25.24, -0.17 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      279.81, 16.19 [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 92.21,19.06 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.