[vsnet-grb 343259] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Sat 14 Oct 17 18:00:51 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.714d {+13h 02m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.860d {-63d 51' 35"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  15.927d
SLEW_TIME:       64860.00 SOD {18:01:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18040 TJD;   287 DOY;   17/10/14
OBS_TIME:        660.00 [sec]   (=11.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 78
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=426=0x1AA
SUN_POSTN:       199.95d {+13h 19m 47s}   -8.41d {-08d 24' 43"}
SUN_DIST:         55.61 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.3 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      142.59d {+09h 30m 20s}  +14.54d {+14d 32' 27"}
MOON_DIST:        88.41 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      26 [%]
GAL_COORDS:      304.19, -1.02 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      227.73,-50.91 [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 240.16,9.02 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.