[vsnet-grb 342609] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 09 Oct 17 15:30:31 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   277.941d {+18h 31m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -14.315d {-14d 18' 54"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.000d
SLEW_TIME:       55860.00 SOD {15:31:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18035 TJD;   282 DOY;   17/10/09
OBS_TIME:        420.00 [sec]   (=7.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        ASASSN-17hx 
TGT_NUM:         10186,   Seg_Num: 3
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=396=0x18C
SUN_POSTN:       195.23d {+13h 00m 56s}   -6.50d {-06d 29' 51"}
SUN_DIST:         81.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:       67.22d {+04h 28m 53s}  +16.79d {+16d 47' 36"}
MOON_DIST:       150.09 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      81 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       17.97, -2.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      277.79,  8.91 [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 337.48,2.22 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.