[vsnet-grb 343424] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Oct 17 06:41:54 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   195.713d {+13h 02m 51s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:  -63.860d {-63d 51' 36"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL:  14.356d
SLEW_TIME:       24120.00 SOD {06:42:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18042 TJD;   289 DOY;   17/10/16
OBS_TIME:        780.00 [sec]   (=13.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR B1259-63 
TGT_NUM:         30966,   Seg_Num: 79
MERIT:           72.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=7=0x7  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       201.37d {+13h 25m 29s}   -8.98d {-08d 58' 33"}
SUN_DIST:         55.11 [deg]   Sun_angle= 0.4 [hr] (West of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      162.93d {+10h 51m 43s}   +9.04d {+09d 02' 10"}
MOON_DIST:        77.16 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      13 [%]
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 16.52,15.78 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.