[vsnet-grb 342993] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Oct 17 07:28:29 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   266.372d {+17h 45m 29s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -28.987d {-28d 59' 13"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 278.881d
SLEW_TIME:       26940.00 SOD {07:29:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18038 TJD;   285 DOY;   17/10/12
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        GALACTIC CENTER 
TGT_NUM:         92395,   Seg_Num: 241
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       197.69d {+13h 10m 45s}   -7.50d {-07d 30' 09"}
SUN_DIST:         68.00 [deg]   Sun_angle= -4.6 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      107.39d {+07h 09m 33s}  +19.37d {+19d 22' 26"}
MOON_DIST:       158.83 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      53 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      359.94, -0.00 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      266.81, -5.59 [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 138.45,-17.26 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.