[vsnet-grb 342987] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Oct 17 05:54:44 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   267.192d {+17h 48m 46s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -20.355d {-20d 21' 17"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 261.234d
SLEW_TIME:       21300.00 SOD {05:55:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18038 TJD;   285 DOY;   17/10/12
OBS_TIME:        1140.00 [sec]   (=19.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        NGC_6440 
TGT_NUM:         88257,   Seg_Num: 1
MERIT:           90.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=0=0x0  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       197.63d {+13h 10m 31s}   -7.48d {-07d 28' 42"}
SUN_DIST:         68.54 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      106.41d {+07h 05m 38s}  +19.41d {+19d 24' 52"}
MOON_DIST:       162.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:        7.72,  3.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      267.36,  3.06 [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 168.72,-18.37 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.