[vsnet-grb 343443] GCN/SWIFT_POINTING_DIR

[Bacodine]

TITLE:           GCN/SWIFT NOTICE
NOTICE_DATE:     Mon 16 Oct 17 08:35:36 UT
NOTICE_TYPE:     SWIFT Pointing Direction
NEXT_POINT_RA:   281.577d {+18h 46m 19s} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_DEC:   -2.972d {-02d 58' 19"} (J2000)
NEXT_POINT_ROLL: 265.110d
SLEW_TIME:       30960.00 SOD {08:36:00.00} UT
SLEW_DATE:       18042 TJD;   289 DOY;   17/10/16
OBS_TIME:        1020.00 [sec]   (=17.0 [min])
TGT_NAME:        PSR J1846-0258 
TGT_NUM:         32031,   Seg_Num: 185
MERIT:           74.00
INST_MODES:      BAT=0=0x0  XRT=6=0x6  UVOT=346=0x15A
SUN_POSTN:       201.44d {+13h 25m 47s}   -9.00d {-09d 00' 17"}
SUN_DIST:         80.03 [deg]   Sun_angle= -5.3 [hr] (East of Sun)
MOON_POSTN:      163.95d {+10h 55m 47s}   +8.72d {+08d 43' 09"}
MOON_DIST:       117.98 [deg]
MOON_ILLUM:      12 [%]
GAL_COORDS:       29.70, -0.22 [deg] galactic lon,lat of the pointing direction
ECL_COORDS:      282.31, 19.97 [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 87.76,-16.88 [deg].  
COMMENTS:        This Notice was ground-generated -- not flight-generated.