[vsnet-grb 342539] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Oct 17 20:17:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.691d {+13h 02m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.861d {-63d 51' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 352.293d
SLEW_TIME:       73080.00 SOD {20:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18034 TJD;   281 DOY;   17/10/08
OBS_TIME:        600.00 [sec]   (=10.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 75
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       194.50d {+12h 58m 00s}   -6.19d {-06d 11' 37"}
SUN_DIST:         57.77 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       55.46d {+03h 41m 50s}  +14.44d {+14d 26' 21"}
MOON_DIST:       123.52 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      88 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.18, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.72,-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 248.62,10.47 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.