[vsnet-grb 342545] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sun 08 Oct 17 21:53:42 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.694d {+13h 02m 47s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.861d {-63d 51' 38"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 355.391d
SLEW_TIME:       78840.00 SOD {21:54:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18034 TJD;   281 DOY;   17/10/08
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [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:       194.56d {+12h 58m 15s}   -6.22d {-06d 13' 08"}
SUN_DIST:         57.75 [deg]   Sun_angle= -0.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       56.43d {+03h 45m 43s}  +14.66d {+14d 39' 31"}
MOON_DIST:       123.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      87 [%]
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 226.68,9.61 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.