[vsnet-grb 343023] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Thu 12 Oct 17 14:02:13 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   311.017d {+20h 44m 04s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -10.715d {-10d 42' 53"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 250.135d
SLEW_TIME:       50580.00 SOD {14:03:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18038 TJD;   285 DOY;   17/10/12
OBS_TIME:        1080.00 [sec]   (=18.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        MRK 509 
TGT_NUM:         93157,   Seg_Num: 185
MERIT:           88.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=12525=0x30ED
SUN_POSTN:       197.94d {+13h 11m 46s}   -7.61d {-07d 36' 18"}
SUN_DIST:        111.17 [deg]   Sun_angle= -7.5 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      111.47d {+07h 25m 53s}  +19.15d {+19d 08' 53"}
MOON_DIST:       159.10 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      49 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       35.97,-29.83 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      310.53,  7.14 [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 83.80,-20.21 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.