[vsnet-grb 342978] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Oct 17 04:17:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   304.250d {+20h 17m 00s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  +58.201d {+58d 12' 05"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 272.041d
SLEW_TIME:       15480.00 SOD {04:18:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18038 TJD;   285 DOY;   17/10/12
OBS_TIME:        840.00 [sec]   (=14.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        SN 2017gas 
TGT_NUM:         10342,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=8767=0x223F
SUN_POSTN:       197.57d {+13h 10m 16s}   -7.45d {-07d 27' 10"}
SUN_DIST:        105.12 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.1 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      105.39d {+07h 01m 34s}  +19.45d {+19d 27' 05"}
MOON_DIST:       100.72 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      54 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       92.76, 12.50 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      348.28, 72.37 [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 185.53,-16.90 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.